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Supreme court directs the ASI to conduct the survey of the Gyanvapi mosque site by non-invasive methodology without excavation at the site or any destruction of the structure

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Supreme court appoints three judge committee and issues directions in the Manipur violence to enquire into the cases

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Supreme court upholds conviction under Kerala Akbari Act stating that the testimonies of official witnesses cannot be discarded simply because independent witnesses were not examined

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Supreme court holds that the protection provided under Section 197 Cr.P.C.of seeking sanction to prosecute, is not available to an Assistant Manager of State Bank of India, since he is not qualified to be considered as Public servant.

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Supreme court held that disclosure statements under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act per se, unaccompanied by any supporting evidence cannot be deemed adequate to secure a conviction

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Supreme court held that the debt ‘due and payable’ would not be given preference over the payments of overriding secured creditors covered under Section 529A of the Companies Act

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Supreme court reiterates that it is the fundamental principle of insurance law that utmost good faith, i.e., uberrima fides must be observed by the contracting parties

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Supreme court holds that the imposition of the minimum 75% eligibility condition for admission to sports quota is discriminatory and falls afoul of the equality clause in Article 14 of the Constitution

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Supreme court holds that the criminal antecedents of the accused person cannot be the sole consideration to decline to quash the criminal proceedings against him

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Supreme court sets aside High court judgment which reduced the interest from 18% awarded by the arbitrator to 9% while exercising an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act, on the ground that the Arbitration award cannot be altered by a Court under S.34 and the Court can either set aside or uphold the award.