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In countries like Iran, women are fighting against hijab, Karnataka govt to SC
New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Karnataka government, on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that even countries like Iran, which are constitutionally Islamic, women are fighting against hijab. Mehta submitted…
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‘Definition of dignity has changed with time’, SC observes during hearing on hijab row
New Delhi: Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, representing some of the petitioners challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement on hijab, on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that hijab adds to dignity and makes…
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SC seeks Centre’s response to plea seeking to declare ‘Talaq-e-Ahsan’ illegal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others to a plea seeking to declare ‘Talaq-e-Ahsan’ and all other forms of “unilateral extra-judicial” dissolution of marriages under…
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’10k suicide bombings in Islamic world, only 1 in India’: Petitioners in hijab row to SC
New Delhi: Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, representing some petitioners challenging the Karnataka High Court judgment on hijab, on Monday told the Supreme Court that there is a pattern to marginalise a community…
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Denial of pension is continuing wrong, can’t be oblivious of difficulties of retired employee: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said “denial of pension is a continuing wrong” and it cannot be oblivious to the difficulties of a retired employee in approaching the courts, which could…
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SC stay on dismissal of IPS officer who probed Ishrat Jahan encounter
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed, for a week, the Central government’s decision to dismiss senior IPS officer Satish Chandra Verma, who had assisted the CBI in its probe in…
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SC seeks response from Congress leader Shivakumar on I-T Dept’s plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Karnataka Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar on the Income Tax department’s plea challenging his discharge in tax evasion cases. A bench of Justices…
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Supreme Court trashes 13,147 old cases in one stroke
New Delhi: In a big step towards unclogging the top judiciary burdened with humongous pendency of cases, the Supreme Court has, in one massive sweep, binned 13,147 old “diarized but unregistered” cases,…
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Prophet row: SC reserves order on TV anchor for clubbing of FIR
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order in the petition filed by the Times Now anchor Navika Kumar seeking clubbing of the multiple FIRs and complaints registered against her over…
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Help them, govt should use its resources: SC to Centre on Ukraine-returned medical students
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday suggested that the Centre could develop a web portal providing details of foreign universities for the medical students who returned from Ukraine following Russia’s invasion…
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Karnataka Hijab ban: We are not interpreters of Quran, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Thursday it is not the “interpreter” of the Holy Quran and it has been argued before it in the Karnataka Hijab ban matter that courts…
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SC refuses to entertain PIL for common dress code in educational institutes
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre, states and union territories to implement a common dress code for staffers and students…
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Release convicts who have undergone 10 years in jail, but appeal not heard yet: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that convicts who have spent 10 years in jail, and their appeal has not yet been heard, should be granted bail unless there are…
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Restrictions only by law on fundamental right to establish educational institutes: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the right to establish educational institutions is a fundamental right but reasonable restrictions can be imposed by the state only by a law, and…
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HC’s judgment on hijab ‘majoritarian judgment, hurtful statements’, SC told
New Delhi: Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the Karnataka High Court’s judgment upholding ban on hijab in pre-university colleges, is basically from the perception of the…