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- India
Ayurveda practitioners not entitled to same pay as doctors with MBBS degrees, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that practitioners of alternative systems of medicine such as Ayurveda are not entitled to equal pay with allopathic doctors as they not are involved…
- Pakistan
Shehbaz Sharif says SC has no power to act as arbitrator between govt and PTI
Islamabad: As the Supreme Court’s deadline for talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) looms, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the top court has no power to act as an…
- India
Same-sex marriage: SC asks Centre not to cite US verdict on abortion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, hearing pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage, observed on Tuesday that it is a well-settled principle that “judges don’t legislate” and asked the Centre not to…
- Hyderabad
Telangana IAS officer urges SC to intervene in release of Anand Mohan
Hyderabad: Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Smita Sabharwal has requested the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India to intervene in the release of convicts involved in the killing of IAS…
- India
Muslim quota reservation unconstitutional: Karnataka govt to SC
The government of Karnataka has told the Supreme Court that reservation for Muslims solely on the basis of religion is unconstitutional as it goes against the mandate of Articles 14, 15 and…
- Bangalore
No decision on Muslim quota till hearing on in SC, says Bommai
Dharwad: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said his government has informed the Supreme Court that it will not take any decision regarding the reservation for Muslims till the matter is…
- India
Same-sex marriage: Parliament has power to legislate; how far can courts go into it, asks SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said Parliament undisputedly has the legislative power over issues raised in pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage and pondered over the “interstices” left open…
- Telangana
Telangana Governor Tamilisai rejects Public Employment Bill
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has rejected one of the three Bills pending with her, amid the continuing rift with the state government. She rejected the Telangana Public Employment (Regulation of Age…
- Andhra Pradesh
Viveka murder: SC sets aside Telangana HC order for CBI to give questions to YSRCP MP
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Telangana High Court order directing the CBI, probing the murder of former Andhra Pradesh Minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy, to provide a written…
- India
SC to hear on Apr 28 plea seeking independent probe into Atiq killing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on April 28 a plea seeking an independent probe into the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in Uttar…
- India
‘Believe in forgiveness’, SC accepts ex-IPL comm’r Lalit Modi’s apology
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday accepted the unconditional apology tendered by former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi in the contempt case for his remarks against the Indian judiciary. While accepting Lalit…
- India
Same-sex marriage: Hearing on April 24 postponed
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Constitution Bench will not be hearing various petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage on Monday due to the indisposition of two judges who are part of…
- India
Gyanvapi mosque case: SC records assurance for arrangements for wuzu on Eid
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday recorded the assurance given by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that Varanasi district administration will provide sufficient water facilities to the devotees performing ‘wuzu’ (ablution) in…
- India
Mob lynching: SC issues notice to Centre, states on plea seeking fair compensation policy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from Centre and state governments on a PIL seeking direction to adopt uniform and fair compensation policy for victims of mob lynching in…
- India
SC junks PIL seeking FIR against Vijayvargiya over his remarks on women’s attire
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking registration of an FIR against senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya and others over his controversial remark on clumsily attired women. A…