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SC notice to UP govt on disqualified Abdullah Azam Khan’s plea for stay on conviction
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s son challenging the high court refusal to stay his…
- India
Nothing wrong in spreading Christianity; no forceful conversions: TN to SC
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government has told the Supreme Court there is nothing wrong in the acts of missionaries spreading Christianity as Article 25 of the Constitution guarantees every citizen the…
- India
Can do away with 6 month wait period for divorce in case of…: SC
New Delhi: A constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the court can dissolve a marriage in case of irretrievable breakdown by dispensing with the need for the waiting…
- India
Rijiju lauds order of CJI-led bench allowing disability candidates in judicial services exam
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday lauded an order of the Supreme Court allowing a judicial services aspirant suffering from writer’s cramp to get a scribe to write his preliminary…
- India
No conclusions of any alleged wrong-doing in Sebi’s application to SC: Adani Group
New Delhi: Adani Group said in a statement issued on Saturday night that in the Sebi application filed before the Supreme Court, there are no conclusions of any alleged wrong-doing. A spokesperson…
- India
Maha govt tells SC it has agreed to CBI probe into Palghar lynching case
New Delhi: The Maharashtra government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has already recommended a CBI probe into the alleged lynching of three persons in Palghar district in 2020. Following…
- India
Conducting caste-based survey no crime, says Bihar CM
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday reacted with exasperation over the opposition faced by the head count of caste’ underway in the state, saying that holding such a survey is…
- India
SC grants bail to Hardik Patel in 2015 Patidar stir case
New Delhi The Supreme Court Friday granted bail to BJP leader Hardik Patel in a case lodged against him in connection with the violence during the Patidar stir in Gujarat in 2015…
- Delhi
Don’t trust Delhi police, might file loose FIR against Brij Bhushan: Wrestlers
New Delhi: The protesting wrestlers rejoiced “the first step towards victory” as Delhi Police decided to file an FIR against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. However, they will continue their agitation…
- India
Register cases over hate speeches even in absence of complaint: SC to states, UTs
Delhi: Extending the scope of its 2022 order beyond three states, the Supreme Court on Friday directed all states and Union Territories to register cases against those making hate speeches even if…
- India
Aarey forest: SC permits tribals to move HC on felling of trees
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday permitted some forest-dwelling tribals to move the Bombay High Court with their grievances related to the felling of trees in Mumbai’s Aarey forest for the…
- India
Can same-sex couples get social welfare benefits without legalising their marriage? SC asks Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre whether social welfare benefits can be granted to same-sex couples without going into legalising their marriage. The court posed the question after…
- India
‘Some label necessary’: SC seeks Centre’s view on social benefits to same-sex couples
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to find a way to give same-sex couples basic social benefits, like joint bank accounts or nominating a partner in insurance policies,…
- Hyderabad
Mahmood Paracha to visit Hyderabad for two-day seminar
Hyderabad: Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court, Mahmood Paracha, has been invited by the Muslim United Federation to visit Hyderabad for a two-day seminar on April 29 and 30. The President of…
- India
Same-sex marriage: Rijiju says to be decided by people, court no place to settle such matters
New Delhi: As the Supreme Court hears pleas seeking legal sanction for same sex marriages, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said an important matter like the institution of marriage has…