CASE: Mairembam Prithviraj v. Pukhrem Sharatchandra Singh, (2017) 2 SCC 487 FACTS: Both the appellant and defendant had contested the Manipur Legislative Assembly elections from the Moirang constituency in 2012 polls. The appellant, who contested on a Nationalist Congress Party ticket, won the election. However, it was declared void by
Case: B.K. Pavitra v. Union of India, 2017 SCC Online SC 109, decided on 09.02.2017. Facts: The Assistant Engineers of Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes category recruited in the year 1987 were promoted to the cadre of Assistant Executive Engineers whereas the Assistant Engineers recruited in 1976, who were
CASE Rani & Anjali v. State Of Maharashtra, 2017 SCC Online Bom 175, Decided On 17.02.2017 FACTS The accused got married to the deceased husband and had a son out of the wedlock and since the day of marriage, the quarrels between the couple were common. There was a quarrel
A Historic achievement, a prideful moment for all the Indians, as the Indian Space Research Organization has scripted a new leaf in the space exploration across the globe on February 15th, 2017. At 9:30 am in the morning, the Indian Space Research Agency, ISRO, has launched Cartosat-2 Series Satellite alongside
Reduction of Sentence of an Acid-Attack Accused from 1 Year to 1 Month Imprisonment Is Completely Unacceptable CASE Ravad Sasikala v. State Of Andhra Pradesh 2017 SCC Online SC 175, Decided On 27.02.2017 FACTS A marriage proposal was refused by the victim, which resulted into a house trespass by the
CASE: Atul v. State Of Uttar Pradesh, 2017 SCC OnLine All 444, decided on 14.02.2017 FACT: The petitioner, who is an applicant for admission to LL.M Course conducted by Lucknow University by instituting his proceedings under Article 226 of the Constitution of India , seeks to challenge the validity of
The state of Tamil Nadu was thrown in a state of turmoil post the death of the incumbent chief minister Jayalalithaa. With the top post up for grabs seemingly every AIADMK big shot were in the fray to be the Chief Minister. O Panneerselvam and Sasikala emerged as the front
Prof. Upendra Baxi, while talking of “Constitutionalism and Identity”, made an incisive observation on the nature of the Indian Constitution that pretty much sums up the dilemma that consumes the State of Nagaland today. “We live in the era of Finished Products. We do not like fragments. What, then, is
The Event What could be the worst possible nightmare in mind of a person who leaves his own country and moves out to the other in search of a better livelihood, place of work or a better lifestyle; the answer to this would invariably be that when such a person
CASE TITLE Asif Iqbal v. Pio [2016 SCC Online CIC 11301, Decided On 01.04.2016] FACTS The appellant filed the RTI application seeking information about action taken on order dated 21.4.2014 about appointment of additional marriage officers. The CPIO gave information that the matter is being processed and is lying with
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