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Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Judge of the Supreme Court, said that the term ‘justice’ means the existence of rules that provide equal and fair opportunity to people to win against the most powerful and even against the State itself. https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/justice-sanjiv-khanna-justice-means-equal-fair-opportunity-to-win-against-most-powerful-even-against-state-itself-221458
The Supreme Court on Monday registered a suo motu case to curb the large number of possession and use of unlicensed firearms in the country. Terming the trend as “disturbing”, a Bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna registered the case while hearing the bail application of a murder accused. https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/no-fundamental-right-to-bear-arms-in-india-supreme-court-takes-suo-motu-case-on-unlicensed-guns-221453
While giving a go-ahead to the construction of railway overbridges in West Bengal as part of the Setu Bharatam project, the Supreme Court observed that protection of human life is also equally important as protecting the environment. The project had been stayed since 2018 after the Calcutta High Court’s order allowing the cutting down of…
Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul*, Sanjiv Khanna, Abhay S. Oka, Vikram Nath and JK Maheshwari, JJ has upheld the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) power to conduct pre-enrolment examination i.e. All India Bar Examination (AIBE). The Court observed that neither the provisions under the Advocates Act, 1961, nor the role of…
Final semester law students, on the production of eligibility proof, should be allowed to take the All-India Bar Examination, although the result would be subject to the student passing all the components of the college examination, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday said, while upholding the power of the Bar Council of…
The Supreme Court observed that, under Order XXI Rule 84 CPC, the deposit of 25% of the amount by the auction purchaser is mandatory. The full amount of the purchase money must be paid within fifteen days from the date of the sale, the bench of Justices M R Shah and CT Ravikumar observed In…
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the validity of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) that law graduates are required to take to be allowed to practice before courts [Bar Council of India v Bonnie Foi Law College]. https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/breaking-supreme-court-upholds-validity-of-all-india-bar-examination-bci-to-decide-whether-it-should-be-held-pre-or-post-enrolment
The Supreme Court has observed that that flat-owners, who are often forced by the circumstances to take possession of apartments even if the amenities promised by the builder are not provided, do not forfeit their right to claim such services from the builder. https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/flat-owners-dont-forfeit-right-to-claim-amenities-promised-by-builder-by-taking-possession-of-apartments-supreme-court-221199
Islam does not prohibit women from entering mosques to offer namaz or congregational prayer, provided that there is no free intermixing of men and women in common areas, the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board informed the Supreme Court in an affidavit on Wednesday. https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-women-entry-mosque-namaz-muslim-personal-board-221072
