Terming the citation of such fabricated precedents without verification as professional misconduct on the part of an advocate, a Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe, in a judgment delivered on Thursday, said that judicial reliance on such material would amount to an equally serious lapse.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Rajasthan government on a petition filed by self-styled godman Asaram alias Ashumal challenging the Rajasthan High Court judgment upholding his conviction in the 2013 sexual assault case involving a minor devotee, while declining to grant him interim bail at this stage, observing that such a request could not be considered without first hearing the state.
The establishment and operationalisation of the Mediation Council of India - a cornerstone of the Mediation Act, 2023 - remains one of the most anticipated shifts in our legal landscape.
The Supreme Court's recent observation that forcing a couple, separated for 15 years, to continue in a legal relationship would amount to "cruelty to both parties" draws attention to one of the most glaring gaps in India's matrimonial laws.
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Delhi High Court order directing the premature release of Md. Rashid Khan, one of the convicts in the 1993 Bowbazar, Kolkata, blast case, after he had undergone more than 33 years of incarceration.
Changing the law with retrospective effect while an issue is pending before the Supreme Court of India raises serious institutional concerns.
The recent decision of the Supreme Court of India permitting the medical termination of a 30-week pregnancy represents a significant and carefully reasoned development in India’s constitutional abortion jurisprudence.
The 42nd Constitution Amendment Act, 1976 inserted Article 51A to prescribe Fundamental Duties which include, inter alia, (a) to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideal and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem, i.e., Jana Gana Mana.
The Supreme Court of India’s recent observations on the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) are not just about real estate - they are about governance itself.
Recently, a habeas corpus petition concerning the alleged disappearance of five Rohingya individuals from custody was filed in the Supreme Court.
