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Hindu law pertains to issues affecting Hindus at large, such as marriage, divorce, adoption, and succession. Section 27 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, provides for disposal of property at the time of dissolution of marriage. According to this section, the court can make such provisions in the ruling/order as it required with respect to any property that may have been gifted, at or about the time of marriage, which belongs jointly to both the husband and the wife.

The Constitution of India, in its various sections, has conferred wide powers on the Supreme Court. Article 141 of the Indian Constitution establishes that the law laid down by the Supreme Court is the law of the land and it is binding on all the courts and tribunals in the country. Extending this power, Article 142 empowers the Supreme Court to pass such decree or order as may be necessary for doing complete justice in any cause or matter that is pending before it.

On 27th March, 2010, the Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi was questioned by the Special Investigation Team panel appointed by the Supreme Court. The panel was constituted to probe Modi’s role in the Gujarat riots that took place in 2002.

On 12th March 2010, a division bench comprising Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Suresh Kait recommended to the Delhi Government to frame rules that allow the latter to decide either for remission of sentence or clemency can be granted to mothers who are convicted of killing their own children.

Throughout the world, since time immemorial, wars have been fought between clans, princely states or tribes to own land. Even today, these battles continue to be fought but mostly in courts. Interestingly, a High Court ruling is awaited on parking space in March 2010.