Supreme Court
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Telangana BJP hails Supreme Court denying SC status to those who converted
Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President N Ramchander Rao on Tuesday, March 24, welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on Scheduled Caste reservation and constitutional rights to those who have converted to…
- India
Conversion to Christianity results in loss of Scheduled Caste status: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 24, upheld an Andhra Pradesh High Court ruling holding that a person who has converted to Christianity and continues to profess and practice the…
- Telangana
Telangana gig workers union demands inclusion of minimum wage in draft bill
Hyderabad: TGPWU on Monday, March 23, has urged the government to include the Right to Minimum Wages in the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Draft Bill. In a statement addressed to the…
- India
AI must strengthen, not override judiciary: CJI Surya Kant
Bengaluru: CJI Justice Surya Kant has said that AI must be integrated into the judicial system in a manner that strengthens the institution without undermining its core functions. In his inaugural address…
- India
SC concerned over cops uploading videos online, says poses threat to fair trial
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has expressed its concern over the trend of people instantly uploading videos shot on mobile phone on social media and said that such activities pose a serious…
- India
She is your life partner, not maid: Supreme Court raps man in divorce row
The Supreme Court observed that domestic work is not limited to the wife and the husband also has an equal contribution. While hearing a divorce case, a two-judge bench comprising Justice Sandeep…
- India
No violations: SC rejects petition seeking probe into Vantara wildlife imports
New Delhi: The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking a probe into the alleged irregularities of wildlife imports by Reliance-owned animal rescue and rehabilitation facility Vantara. The petition sought disclosure of records…
- Delhi
Fired bullets, got less credit: SC tells Telangana it can’t deny cop promotion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court ruled in favour of a Telangana Police Head Constable, P Srinivas, who had been denied an accelerated promotion by the state government, after he pointed out that…
- India
Snake venom case: SC quashes FIR, proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, March 19, quashed an FIR and subsequent proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav who was arrested for allegedly using snake venom at a rave party in…
- India
SC dissolves NRI marriage, refuses to recognise US decree
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dissolved the marriage between an NRI couple, invoking its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to ensure “complete justice” after holding that the relationship…
- Hate Crime
Islamophobic Ola driver said he beat up, intimidated passengers: SC lawyer
A Supreme Court advocate, Dr Saif Mahmood, reported an alarming incident in which an Ola driver glorified violence and deliberately intimidated Muslim passengers in New Delhi. In a letter addressed to Ola…
- India
I-PAC raid row: SC to hear ED plea on Mamata Banerjee interference
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India is scheduled to hear a plea on Wednesday, March 18, filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging interference by West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee,…
- India
SC seeks response from Gujarat, Maharashtra on Bilkis Bano case convicts’ plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea by two convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case, linked to the 2002 post-Godhra riots, challenging a 2017 Bombay High…
- India
Mahmudabad prosecution dropped as one-time grace: Haryana to SC
New Delhi: The Haryana government on Monday, March 16, told the Supreme Court that it has decided not to grant sanction to prosecute Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was booked…
- India
Go to High Court first, SC tells journalist Ravi Nair in Adani notice case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, March 16, refused to entertain a plea by journalist Ravi Nair challenging a Gujarat Crime Branch notice issued to him in connection with an article he…