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As vacancies pile up in high courts, gloves are off in Centre-SC showdown

The Central government is aggressively pursuing to have more say in judicial appointments claiming it will infuse transparency in the mechanism

Just because institutions have power to do something, should they do it?

The real problem is not that govts behave badly. It's that they can behave badly. There are virtually no constitutional restrictions on their conduct

Indian startups laud Supreme Court's ruling in Google-CCI case

As per CCI's order, Google shall not deny access to its Play Services Application Programming Interfaces to disadvantage OEMs, app developers and its competitors

Google Play Store policies: CCI files caveat before Supreme Court

The NCLAT, on January 11, refused to stay the CCI order and asked Google to "cease and desist" from abusive Playstore practices

Charge sheet not 'public document', cannot be put in public domain: SC

The Supreme Court held that charge sheet filed in criminal cases by investigating agencies cannot be put in public domain for free access

SC to set up fresh bench to hear pleas against polygamy and 'nikah halala'

The Supreme Court said that it will set up a five-judge Constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the constitutional validity of polygamy and 'nikah halala' practice among Muslims

SC declines to entertain petitions against caste-based census in Bihar

The petitions sought a direction from the apex court to quash the Bihar government's notification to conduct caste-based census

Ban on road rallies: SC remits back to Andhra HC state govt's plea

At the outset of a brief hearing, Vaidyanathan referred to the sequence of events in the high court and highlighted the procedural infirmities

Reviewing SC decision, will cooperate with CCI on way forward: Google

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea by Google challenging a NCLAT order, which refused to stay operation of the CCI order imposing Rs 1337.76 crore fine

Android dominance: Supreme Court turns down Google's plea on CCI penalty

Google has been given an additional week's time to comply with the CCI order, which includes paying 10 per cent of the penalty imposed by CCI

SC collegium reiterates gay lawyer Saurabh Kirpal's name for Delhi HC

The top judicial appointment body, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, brushed aside the Centre's objections Kirpal's elevation as Delhi HC judge

Indian start-ups rejoice as SC upholds Android ruling against Google

The CCI order states Google can't impose such requirements now

Supreme Court refuses to interfere with NCLAT order, asks Google to comply

The apex court, however, directed the NCLAT to dispose of the appeal filed by Google by March 31, 2023

Declaring Ram Sethu as national heritage monument under process: Govt to SC

Learned Solicitor General (Tushar Mehta) states that a process is currently underway in the Ministry of Culture

SC to hear plea against Lalit Modi for remarks against ex-AG Rohatgi

The ex-IPL commissioner, in his Instagram post, had made some comments about Rohatgi. Later, though another post, he reportedly apologised to the senior advocate

Passive euthanasia: In India, debate on 'living will' has seen many turns

On Jan 17, SC decided to 'tweak' its 2018 verdict to make passive euthanasia more workable

World looking at us: CCI to SC in Google case; next hearing tomorrow

The CCI said that the issue at hand was of "national importance" and that Google be not given "two innings" at the NCLAT

Android issue of national importance, world looking at us, CCI tells SC

Android is a popular open-source, mobile operating system installed by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) of smartphones and tablets

SC permits Centre to seek reference of Delhi govt-LG row to larger bench

The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the Central government to file additional submissions seeking reference of the Delhi-Centre power dispute to a larger bench of nine judges

Online sources such as Wikipedia not completely dependable: SC

Online sources such as Wikipedia are based on a crowd sourced and user generated editing model that is not completely dependable and can promote misleading information, the Supreme Court has said. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath said it acknowledged the utility of the platforms that provide free access to knowledge across the globe but also cautioned against using such sources for legal dispute resolution. "We say so for the reason that these sources, despite being a treasure trove of knowledge, are based on a crowd sourced and user generated editing model that is not completely dependable in terms of academic veracity and can promote misleading information as has been noted by this court on previous occasions also," the bench said on Tuesday. The apex court said courts and adjudicating authorities should endeavour to persuade counsels to rely on more reliable and authentic sources. The observations came in a judgment in a case regarding the correct classification