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Hate speeches: SC discharges Uttarakhand govt, DGP from contempt plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday discharged the Uttarakhand government and the police chief from a list of parties in a contempt plea filed by activist Tushar Gandhi pertaining to alleged…
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Delhi HC junks PIL against appointment of Justice Chandrachud as CJI
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the appointment of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud. Hearing the matter, a division bench…
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SC extends protection of area inside Gyanvapi mosque where ‘Shivling’ was found
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday extended the protection of the area inside the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi where a ‘Shivling’ was found till further orders. A bench headed by Chief…
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Afzal Khan tomb row: SC seeks reports from Satara DC, DCF on demolition
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought reports from the district collector and the deputy conservator of forests of Satara in Maharashtra on the demolition drive conducted to remove alleged unauthorised…
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Withholding names for appointment in higher judiciary unacceptable: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the Centre keeping pending the names recommended for appointment as judges in the higher judiciary, including those reiterated by the apex court…
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC orders release of convicts Nalini Sriharan, RP Ravichandran
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the premature release of six convicts, including Nalini Sriharan and R P Ravichandran, serving life sentence in the assassination case of former Prime Minister…
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Attack on Owaisi in UP: SC quashes HC order granting bail to two accused
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday quashed an Allahabad High Court order granting bail to two men accused of firing at AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi’s vehicle in February this year and…
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‘Why are you dragging your feet’: SC to Centre on Swamy’s ‘Ram Sethu’ plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre why it is dragging its feet in filing a response on a plea by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking a direction that…
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Maha: SC to hear plea seeking stay on demolition of Afzal Khan tomb on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will hear the plea seeking a stay on the demolition of Afzal Khan’s tomb on Friday. The tomb is located in Satara,…
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Supreme Court to hear Gyanvapi Mosque case on November 11
The Supreme Court has consented to form a bench to hear an appeal over the protection of the ‘Shivling’ found at the Varanasi Gyanvapi mosque complex at 3 p.m. on Friday. The…
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SC stays notices for closure of shops within 500 metres of Taj Mahal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Agra Development Authority (ADA) for not conducting any survey on the environmental impact of business activities near the iconic Taj Mahal and…
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SC junks plea against ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s nomination to Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday junked a PIL challenging the nomination of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha by the government. As counsel for petitioner…
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SC judge comments on TRS MLAs’ poaching during Gautam Navlakha’s hearing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, while considering activist Gautam Navlakha’s request for house arrest, orally observed that corrupt people are destroying the country and they get away with corruption with…
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Story so far: Legacy of new CJI DY Chandrachud has just begun
“The framers of the Constitution rejected the notion of a Hindu India and a Muslim India. They recognised only the Republic of India…A united India is not one characterized by a single…
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Provide security to Chhawla rape victim’s family: DCW tells police
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has taken suo moto cognizance towards ensuring welfare and security of the family members of a 19-year-old gang-rape victim whose body was found in…