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Section 497 IPC, Adultery Law, manifestly arbitrary & unconstitutional: SC

Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra says adultery can be a ground for divorce but can’t be held a criminal offence In a landmark verdict, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Cour...

Supreme Court allows live streaming of court proceedings (READ VERDICT)

Sunlight is the best disinfectant, live streaming of court proceedings will bring transparency, says Supreme Court, lays down guidelines for pilot project The Supreme Court, on Wednesday (September 2...

SC reads down its Nagaraj verdict on reservation in job promotions (READ VERDICT)

Constitution Bench holds part of Nagaraj verdict in contravention of landmark Indra Sawhney judgment, says quantifiable data on backwardness not needed A five-judge Constitution Bench, on Wednesday...

Aadhaar verdict: Summary of the majority judgment

Constitutional validity of Aadhaar upheld by majority verdict authored by Justice Sikri and supplemented by Justice Bhushan, Justice Chandrachud the lone dissenter Conclusions of the Aadhaar verdict ...

SC dismisses plea challenging Justice Gogoi’s appointment as CJI

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the appointment of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India on the grounds that the petition “was devoid of merits”. “We are of the vi...

Supreme Court allows live streaming of court proceedings

Sunlight is the best disinfectant, live streaming of court proceedings will bring transparency, rules Supreme Court while directing government to frame rules The Supreme Court, on Wednesday (Septembe...

SC says Aadhaar Act constitutionally valid, strikes down some provisions

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid even as it struck down some of the provisions of the 12-digit unique identification number, like ...

SC delivers a 4:1 verdict in favour of Aadhaar: Highlights from Justice Bhushan’s concurring judgment

Photo: Anil Shakya Following the majority opinion delivered by Justice AK Sikri (for himself, CJI Misra and Justice AM Khanwilkar), Justice DY Chandrachud gave a dissenting opinion holding the Aadh...

Aadhaar Verdict: Highlights from Justice Chandrachud’s dissenting judgment

In the ongoing Aadhaar verdict, the initial judgment has been delivered by Justice AK Sikri for himself, CJI Misra and Justice AM Khanwilkar. However, in a separate judgment delivered by Justice DY Ch...

Supreme Court upholds constitutional validity of Aadhaar but with conditions

The constitution bench of the Supreme Court has started delivering its judgment on the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act. The majority judgment penned by Justice AK Sikri, for Chief Justice M...

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