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SC declines Sisodia’s plea quashing Assam CM’s defamation case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea by Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, seeking to quash defamation proceedings against him initiated by Assam Chief Minister Himanta…
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SC refuses to entertain Satyendar Jain’s plea in money laundering case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by jailed Delhi minister Satyendar Jain against an order of the Delhi High Court which sought the response of…
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SC notice to Centre on plea against fresh extension to ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response from the Centre and others to a plea challenging the third extension granted to Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra. A bench…
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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC seeks time schedule for trial conclusion involving Union min’s son
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday asked the sessions court judge to specify the tentative time schedule for completion of the trial involving Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish and 12 others…
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SC to consider early listing of Bilkis Bano’s review plea over remission of 11 convicts
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would consider early “listing by circulation” a plea seeking a review of its earlier order by which it had asked the Gujarat…
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Justice Dipankar Datta sworn-in as SC judge
Delhi: In September, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended for elevation of Dutta as judge of the apex court in presence of all apex court judges, lawyers, and family members. Chief Justice…
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CJI to administer oath to newly appointed SC judge Dipankar Datta on Monday
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud will on Monday administer the oath of office to Justice Dipankar Datta whose name was cleared by the Centre for judgeship in…
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UP: No ‘band-baaja’ for ‘baraats’ after SC-mandated ban on high-decibel weddings
Lucknow: What is a ‘baraat’ without a ‘band’ or ‘baaja’? The grooms in this wedding season are being forced to cut out the band and the baaja from their baraat because demand…
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SC grants anticipatory bail to Amazon Prime Video’s India head Aparna Purohit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Amazon Prime Video’s India head Aparna Purohit in FIRs lodged over the web series “Tandav”. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and…
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SC seeks Centre’s response on NCW’s plea seeking uniform marriageable age
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response to a petition filed by the National Commission for Women (NCW) seeking uniform marriageable age of 18 years for women and men…
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PT Usha becomes first woman IOA president
New Delhi: Ushering in a new era in country’s sports administration, the legendary PT Usha was on Saturday elected as the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The 58-year-old Usha,…
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SC to hear Bilkis Bano’s plea against rapists’ release on Tuesday
On December 13, the Supreme Court will hear Bilkis Bano’s appeal against the pardon and release of 11 prisoners from the 2002 case involving her gangrape and the death of seven members…
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Supreme Court to hold 2-day programme on POCSO Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Justice is organising a two-day national programme on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act from Saturday. The national consultation on POCSO Act of…
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National Judicial Commission Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha, AAP opposes
New Delhi: A private member bill to regulate the appointment of judges through the National Judicial Commission was on Friday introduced in Rajya Sabha by CPI(M)’s Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya but was opposed…
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SC notice on plea for raising women’s ‘marriageable age’ under Muslim personal law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a plea by the National Commission for Women seeking a direction to make the marriageable age of girls/women of…