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'Don't Eat Up Court's Time To Show Off Skills': Supreme Court Cautions Lawyers For Arguing Against Settled Precedents

1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (323+ words) 9 April 2026 8: 00 PM IST The aforesaid observation came in a matter where the core legal issue revolved around the relevant date for computation of the limitation period for taking cognizance in a criminal case under Section 468 Cr. P. C. , i. e. , whether it is the…...

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Stranger Affected By Interim Order Entitled To Impleadment In Writ Proceedings: Supreme Court

2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (359+ words) 9 April 2026 6: 34 PM IST The Supreme Court has observed that a stranger to the proceedings, not being a party to the original Writ proceedings, cannot be denied impleadment if the order passed in the proceedings has a direct bearing on the…...

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Excluding Other Denominations From Temples Will Affect Hinduism: Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference Hearing

4+ hour, 15+ min ago  (529+ words) 9 April 2026 5: 04 PM IST During the hearing of the Sabarimala reference, the Supreme Court on Thursday commented that the exclusion of other denominations from denominational temples will affect Hinduism. The comment was made by Justice BV Nagarathna, who is part of…...

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3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (20+ words) S. 107 Cr PC Invocable Only For Threat To Public Peace, Not Over Individual Fear: Patna High Court Quashes. .. Live Law...

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PIL In Bombay High Court Seeks Rules Under Anti-Superstition Act After "Godman" Ashok Kharat Case

4+ hour ago  (431+ words) 9 April 2026 5: 19 PM IST Following the FIR against self-styled Godman Ashok Kharat accused of sexually exploiting women, a PIL has been filed in Bombay High Court, Kolhapur bench claiming 'ineffective' implementation of Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice & other Inhuman,…...

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Star Health Data Breach | Madras High Court Dismisses Plea By Cyber Security Expert Seeking Probe Into Security Lapses

5+ hour, 4+ min ago  (459+ words) 9 April 2026 4: 15 PM IST The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that while dismissing his writ petition, the single judge had rightly given him liberty to work out his remedies in pending civil proceedings, and…...

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S. 142 NI Act | Signing Of Board Resolution Doesn't Mean Director Was Aware Of Company's Day-To-Day Affairs: Supreme Court

8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (471+ words) The Supreme Court has held that merely signing a Board Resolution does not establish that a director was in charge of and responsible for the day-to-day affairs of a company, and therefore cannot by itself justify prosecution under Section 138 of…...

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'Publicity Driven Exercise': Orissa High Court Quashes Case Against Mukesh Ambani Over Supply Of 'Defective Mobile' To Lawyer In 2003

9+ hour, 5+ min ago  (509+ words) The Orissa High Court has quashed a criminal complaint and summoning order issued by a Magisterial Court against the Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and its Chairman Mukesh Ambani over supply of a defective mobile handset to a lawyer in the…...

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'Abandonment Of Service Not Voluntary Retirement', Supreme Court Denies Pensionary Benefits To SBI Clerk

5+ hour, 13+ min ago  (291+ words) The Supreme Court has held that an employee who abandons service shortly before retirement cannot seek pensionary benefits by claiming it to be a voluntary retirement. The Court clarified that, under the State Bank of India Employees' Pension Fund Rules,…...

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Understanding The Procedure Of Mediation Under Mediation Act, 2023

6+ hour, 19+ min ago  (348+ words) Live Law In India, access to timely justice has become a mere theoretical fantasy due to the massive backlog of cases and procedural complexities within the judicial system The growing burden on the Indian courts has resulted in the shift…...