The two-judge bench was hearing a 2011 motor accident case where a 32-year-old driver lost his life after being hit by a speeding lorry, leaving behind his widow and 2 children.
These pending matters include questions on private property, regulation of industrial alcohol, appointment of arbitrators and whether royalty for extracted minerals is a ‘tax’.
Supreme Court in its electoral bonds judgment observed that political 'contributions enhance access to legislators which translates into influence over policymaking'.
SC says 1962 ruling upholding sedition was on basis of narrow understanding of fundamental rights then, declines govt request to defer hearings in light of pending bill to replace IPC.
A Constitution Bench of SC is hearing a batch of petitions against the presidential orders that made Article 370 inoperative in August 2019 and bifurcated J&K into two UTs.
Professors from NLSIU, Seattle University School of Law & University of Chicago Law School say in cases they studied, chief justices assigned 88% Constitution bench cases to themselves.
SC examined 6 issues in its demonetisation verdict. It ruled that RBI Act had 'inbuilt safeguard', said court didn't sit in ‘judgment over matters’ of economic policy.
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.
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