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Latest Judgments of Supreme Court

Sudhir v.The State of Maharashtra and another

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 439(2) — Cancellation of bail — Principles — Reiterated that the court which grants the bail also has the power to cancel it — Discretion of grant or cancellation of bail can...

State of Karnataka and others v. M. Munikrishna

Service law — Promotion — Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department Services (Recruitment) Rules, 1965 — Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department Services (Recruitment to Certain Posts) (Special) Rules, 2009 — Appeal...

Mohan Lal v. State of Rajasthan

A. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — S. 18 — Meaning of the term “possession” — Establishing possession — Animus and mental intent — Requisite degree of control B. Interpretation of Statutes — Particular...

Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Kishore R. Ajmera

A. Corporate Laws — Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 — Ss. 12-A and 15-HA — Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations —...

Gauri Shanker v. State of Rajasthan

Labour Law — Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Ss. 25F (a) and (b), 25G and 25H — Rajasthan Industrial Dispute Rules, 1958 — Rr. 77 and 78 — Retrenchment — Validity — Appellant, workman, was working in the respondent-Forest...

Vutukuru Lakshmaiah v. State of Andhra Pradesh

A. Criminal law — Appeal against conviction — Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302 and 149 — It is contended that the appellants could not have been convicted in aid of S. 149 IPC as the charge framed against them was simplicitor S. 302...

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. Merck Sharp and Dohme Corporation & Anr.

A. Constitution of India — Art. 142 — Interim order — Continuance of — Disposal of highly contested commercial cases to ensure a suitable commercial environment which is vital to national interest — Issuance of directions —...

State of Gujarat and another v. Chitraben

Service law — Appointment — Compassionate appointment — Appeal against the judgment and order of the High Court holding that the respondent is entitled to be appointed on compassionate grounds — Educational qualification — Held...

Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.

This Bench is constituted only for the purpose of deciding the applications filed by the Union of India seeking certain clarification/modification in the orders passed by a Bench of three learned Judges of this Court dated 11.08...