Vidushi Vats In a recent development concerning the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case, the Supreme Court has mandated that 11 previously released convicts must return to prison within two weeks. The Apex Court overturned the Gujarat government’s remission, asserting the state’s Read more
About the Job: Chambers of Balaji Srinivasan (New Delhi) Advocate on Record/Former Additional Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, Supreme Court of India is looking to hire 2 Associate. The work will be primarily before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. Read more
Vidushi Vats In a pivotal decision, the Supreme Court has declined the transfer of the Adani-Hindenburg probe from SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) to SIT (Special Investigation Team). The court asserted that SEBI’s investigative diligence has not been Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 5th January 2024, the Supreme Court declined to entertain a petition challenging an Allahabad High Court decision that dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking recognition of Mathura’s Shahi Eidgah Mosque site as Krishna Janmabhoomi and the Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court Collegium, led by Chief Justice Dhananjaya YChandrachud and including Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai, has recommended the elevation of two Additional Judges to permanent Judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On January 3, the Supreme Court established a series of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that broadly address when a government official may be called to court, the protocol that should be followed in this case, and the court’s required Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 3rd January 2024, the Supreme Court of India took notice of a petition alleging caste-based discrimination in prison manuals across 11 states, directing the Union government and the concerned states to respond. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court, challenging the three new criminal laws, i.e., Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita. The effective date of the Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On December 6th, the Supreme Court ruled that under the “group of companies” doctrine, non-signatories to an arbitration agreement may still be bound by it – “The ‘group of companies’ doctrine must be retained in the Indian arbitration jurisprudence Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent legal development, the Supreme Court emphasized that while the State possesses the authority to ease eligibility criteria, such modifications cannot occur midway without adequate publicity of the changes and providing an opportunity for similarly situated Read more