Confession can't be sole basis for detention under NSA: SC, Pg8
Supreme Court quashes NSA detention based solely on confession, imposing Rs 10 lakh cost on UP government for subverting bail orders.
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Supreme Court quashes NSA detention based solely on confession, imposing Rs 10 lakh cost on UP government for subverting bail orders.
A responsive legal system, exemplified by Delhi High Court's IP Division, is vital for India's innovation ecosystem and attracting investment, ensuring justice delivery.
Amidst calls for removal, article details constitutional provisions and recent law governing CEC's appointment and removal, including Supreme Court's role and parliamentary procedures.
Supreme Court Justice B.V. Nagarathna advocates wider use of mediation and conciliation in family disputes to ensure faster, less adversarial justice and reduce court backlogs.
Supreme Court refers petitions challenging 2023 ECI appointment law to Constitution Bench amid judicial disagreement over executive control and electoral independence.
Supreme Court Justice Dipankar Datta defends Collegium system, criticizing Centre's 'piecemeal approvals' and 'motivated narratives' on judicial appointments.
Supreme Court refers petitions challenging new EC appointment law, which excludes CJI, to Chief Justice for Constitution Bench consideration.
Supreme Court asserts refusal to sing National Song cannot incur penal action, upholding religious freedoms against new law mandating Vande Mataram rendition.
Supreme Court strikes down UP Gangsters Act, asserting legislative primacy in defining crimes and punishments, upholding fundamental rights against executive overreach.
Supreme Court mandates judicial approval for re-arrests, allowing compensation for illegal detention, strengthening Article 22 safeguards against unconstitutional custody.
Supreme Court mandates immediate release for arrested persons denied grounds of arrest and legal counsel, upholding Article 22(1) as a sacrosanct fundamental right.
Supreme Court directs Law Commission to formulate nationwide law for standardizing multi-crore court deposits, ensuring economic integrity and uniform interest rates.
Punjab Cabinet demands Centre halt High Court Chief Justice appointment, citing violation of Memorandum of Procedure and lack of state government consent.
Supreme Court's use of expansive Article 142 powers to quash FIRs in CJP protest cases sparks renewed debate on judicial discretion and limits.
Supreme Court urges states to raise district judiciary retirement age to 62, citing 5.18 crore pending cases and the need to retain experienced judicial talent.
Tamil Nadu opens Mettur Dam amidst Cauvery water dispute, highlighting urgent need for inter-state distress-sharing pact.
New FCRA Bill sparks debate on state overreach, allowing provisional vesting and management of civil society assets, challenging constitutional proportionality.
Union Minister's river-linking proposal sparks debate amidst persistent inter-state water disputes, Centre's delayed tribunal formation, and critical environmental concerns over mega projects.
Supreme Court urges resolution in the 30-year-old Satluj-Yamuna Link canal dispute, highlighting Punjab's water scarcity and Haryana's entitlement claims.
Supreme Court's nine-judge bench ruled that the term 'industry' under the new Industrial Relations Code, 2020, will not be bound by the 1978 precedent.
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