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Supreme Court at full power: Three Judges take oath, bringing total strength to 34. During a solemn swearing-in ceremony at the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud officiated the oath-taking for three distinguished judges. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi, Justice Augustine George Masih, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Rajasthan, and Justice Sandeep Mehta, former Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, were sworn in, bringing...

Kuppana hooch tragedy case: Supreme Court affirms conviction of two of the many accused persons for sale and mixing of methyl alcohol with spirit as part of the conspiracy, resulting in deaths and injuries to many innocent persons. The case involves appeals arising from a final judgment by the High Court of Kerala, confirming the conviction of Accused No. 10 and Accused No. 11 under various sections of the IPC and the Abkari Act. The case revolves around an incident of alcohol poisoning, leadin...

Affidavit of Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities to be filed in all maintenance proceedings including pending proceedings.: SC directs implementation of guidelines issued in Rajnesh v. Neha The Family Court, upon allowing the divorce petition filed by the father of the Appellant partly granted a maintenance application under Section 125 Cr.P.C., awarding ₹20,000/- per month for the appellant-minor daughter. However, the High Court, in a cryptic order, subsequently reduced the maintenance amoun...

Crack down on crackers in religious places Kerala High Court’s cracker ban at odd hours in religious places cites absence of any religious commandment in any holy book that mandates the bursting of crackers to please God. The petitioners have sought intervention of Court in preventing the bursting of crackers in religious places in Kerala. They have contended that the explosive licences are being issued by the District Collector under Explosive Rules, and most temple holders do not posses...