Supreme Court rules courts cannot alter promotion assessment methods, holding that suitability for promotion must be decided by domain experts.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court witnessed high drama as a petitioner-in-person hurled abuse at the CJI and threw case documents at the bench. Justice KV Viswanathan declined contempt action, choosing to show compassion for the litigant's frustration instead.
SC sets aside 3 concurrent findings, holds Oraon custom doesn't let an uncle-in-law adopt his niece's husband as ghardamad; nearest male agnate succeeds absent valid adoption.
SC sets aside Punjab & Haryana HC order, holds Magistrate's role in Sessions-triable complaint cases is limited to Sections 207–209 CrPC compliance.
Jacqueline Fernandez withdraws her Supreme Court plea in the ₹200-crore PMLA case, with liberty to pursue other legal remedies as the trial continues.
Centre moves Supreme Court against Gujarat HC ruling restricting NCLT President’s power to transfer cases across Benches beyond territorial limits.
Supreme Court grants interim protection to Abhijit Arun Gade and issues notice in his plea challenging Bombay HC’s rejection of anticipatory bail.
Supreme Court held that only digitally signed orders are binding, while in-court dictation to court-master is merely a rough draft.
Supreme Court stays ₹5 lakh cost condition for setting aside non-bailable warrants in SFIO case, says validity of such condition needs examination.
Supreme Court rules private schools must admit RTE-allotted students without delay; eligibility disputes cannot be grounds to deny admission under Article 21A.
SC sets aside bail in NDPS case, holds speedy trial right cannot override Section 37 twin conditions for commercial quantity offences.
Supreme Court rules police cannot arrest in private complaints without NBW; says High Courts should not entertain anticipatory bail in such cases.
Supreme Court refuses to quash FIR against Lalu Yadav in land-for-jobs case; allows Section 17A objections at trial, grants relief on appearance.
Supreme Court to examine legality of breathalyser tests under Bihar Prohibition law, raising key issues on privacy, evidence, and Article 21 rights.
Supreme Court quashes Section 420 IPC case against film producer, says failure to share movie profits shows civil dispute, not cheating.
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