Jahanvi Agarwal On 22nd January 2024, the Supreme Court instructed Himachal Pradesh University to provide compensation of Rs 4 lakhs to a student, due to discrepancies in the re-evaluation process. The Bench, comprising Justices J K Maheshwari and Sudhanshu Dhulia, Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The political stance of Aligarh Muslim University’s (AMU) founders during British colonial times would not affect the university’s minority status today, the Supreme Court ruled on January 22. The hearing for the petitions regarding AMU’s minority status is Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal In the recent development of the Karvy Stock Broking case, on 21st January 2024, the Supreme Court has issued orders to refrain from taking coercive actions against SEBI, National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), and the National Stock Exchange Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The original complaint, brought by the State of Punjab, challenged the Union’s notification extending the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) from 15 to 50 kilometres within the state of Punjab. On January 22, the Supreme Read more
Soumya Singh In a writ petition advocating for the accessibility of public buildings to persons with disabilities, a three-Judge Bench comprising Dr. DY Chandrachud, CJ., Justices J.B. Pardiwala, and Manoj Mishra, issued a directive to the Department of Empowerment of Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court ordered State Bar Councils to submit progress reports on their compliance with the rule requiring Bar Councils to compile a list of Senior Advocates for each district who are open to serving as summer Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On January 19th, the Supreme Court criticised how litigants frequently show little regard for the legal system and will do whatever it takes to deceive the courts. The division bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Rajesh Bindal issued instructions to Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V As the alleged acts do not form a part of his official duty, the Supreme Court held on January 17, while ruling on a criminal appeal, that the prosecution of a public servant for the act of creating Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In the Chandrababu Naidu case, the division bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Bela M. Trivedi, disagreed not only on whether Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 (PC Act) Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On January 11, 2024, the Madras High Court remarked that society should be “mature enough” to teach today’s kids about the severe problem of pornography rather than penalise them for it. Additionally, Justice N Anand Venkatesh dismissed Read more