STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. V. DAVINDER SINGH AND ORS., 2024
FACTS OF THE CASE The Punjabi government implemented in 1975 that it intended to divide the 25% reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC) into two distinct classes. Balmikis (Valmikis) and Mazhabi Sikhs were to be given half of the seats set put aside for the SC category. The remaining groups in the SC category occupied the other half of the reserved seats. Before a similar law in Andhra Prad…
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- CIVIL APPEAL NO. 2317 OF 2011
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- STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. V. DAVINDER SINGH AND ORS., 2024
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Sita Soren vs. Union of India
FACTS Sita Soren, a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, is the appellant in this case. She was accused of accepting a bribe from an independent candidate who allegedly sought her vote in his favour during the Rajya Sabha elections. Although she accepted the bribe, the open ballot system prevented her from casting her vote for the candidate fro…
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- [2024] 3 S.C.R. 462
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- Sita Soren vs. Union of India
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Association for Democratic Reforms and Another v. Union of India and Others …
Facts The Government of India introduced the Electoral Bonds Scheme in 2018, allowing individuals and corporate entities to anonymously donate funds to political parties through bonds purchased from designated banks. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and other petitioners challenged the constitutional validity of the scheme, arguing that it violated the right to informa…
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- [2024] 3 S.C.R. 417, Writ Petiti
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- Association for Democratic Reforms and Another v. Union of India and Others
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VISHAL TIWARI V. UNION OF INDIA
FACTS OF THE CASE A significant decline in investor wealth and market volatility after a January 24, 2023, Hindenburg Research report accusing the Adani Group of share price manipulation and regulatory misconduct sparked the case. The document claims that after it was found that Hindenburg was underutilized at the Adani Group, things got worse. The petitioners requested the creation of a c…
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- WRIT PETITION (C) NO. 162 /2023
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- VISHAL TIWARI V. UNION OF INDIA
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State of Uttar Pradesh v. Association of Retired Supreme Court and High Co…
Facts: In 2011, The Association of Retired SC and HC Judges at Allahabad filed a petition seeking an increase in allowances for former HC Judges, particularly for domestic help and related expenses. In response, The Chief Justice of Allahabad HC proposed new rules under Article 229 of The Indian Constitution to enhance these post- retirement benefits. The HC directed the UP Gove…
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- Civil Appeal Nos. 23-24 of 2024
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- State of Uttar Pradesh v. Association of Retired Supreme Court and High Court Judges
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DEVU G. NAIR V. STATE OF KERALA
FACTS OF THE CASE The case fell under Article 136 of India's constitution and stemmed from the Kerala High Court's temporary rulings on January 13, 2023, and February 2, 2023, in a habeas corpus petition. Both the appellant and the 'corpus' (referred to as 'X') are women. The appellant claimed they had a close relationship. The habeas corpus petition argued that X's parents were keeping he…
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- 1891 OF 2023
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