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- India
CPI(M) urges SC to halt lawsuits seeking mosque surveys
New Delhi: The CPI(M) Politburo on Monday voiced concern over the spate of lawsuits filed across the country seeking survey of ancient mosques to verify the presence of temple ruins lying underneath.…
- India
Farmers’ protest: SC dismisses plea to clear road blockade
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Centre and other authorities to immediately clear blockades on national and state highways in Punjab where farmers are…
- India
Excise policy cases: SC to hear Sisodia’s pleas seeking relaxation of bail conditions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on December 11 AAP leader Manish Sisodia’s pleas seeking relaxation of bail conditions which require him to report to the investigating…
- India
ECI, SC urged to consider ‘public demand’ for ballot paper voting
Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole has urged the Supreme Court and the Election Commission to take note of the “growing public demand” for ballot paper voting given “doubts” about the mandate…
- India
Farmers’ stir: SC to hear plea seeking clearing of blockages on highways
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a petition seeking directions to the Centre and states to immediately clear the blockage of National and state highways, imposed during farmers’ protests…
- India
SC to hear PIL to bring political parties under anti-sexual harassment law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) is slated to hear on Monday, December 9, a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the inclusion of political parties under the anti-sexual harassment law. The petition…
- India
3-Judge Bench of SC set to review places of Worship Act petitions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has notified a three-judge Special Bench to hear a clutch of petitions challenging the validity of certain provisions of Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The…
- India
SC seeks CBI response on Balwan Khokhar’s sentence suspension plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought a response from the CBI on a petition filed by former Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar, serving life imprisonment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, seeking…
- Telangana
SC rejects plea seeking TGPSC Group 1 exam notification’s cancellation
Hyderabad: In a relief to the Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC), the Supreme Court has ruled that it cannot annul the Group-1 notification, which affects approximately 30,000 candidates. The court dismissed a…
- India
Gyanvapi Mosque committee appeals to SC to uphold places of worship act
New Delhi: The Managing Committee of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi Mosque has moved the Supreme Court, seeking the dismissal of the petitions against the Places of Worship Act, saying that consequences of declaring the…
- India
Hashimpura massacre: SC grants bail to eight convicts
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to eight convicts in the infamous 1987 Hashimpura massacre case of 38 persons by the personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary. A bench…
- India
UP authorities demolish minority settlements following Bajrang Dal protests
Local authorities in collaboration with police demolished several settlements reportedly belonging to Muslim community members in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur. The major event took place on Tuesday, December 3, following a protest led…
- India
SC quashes defamation case against Union minister Murugan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed a defamation case against Union Minister and former Tamil Nadu state BJP chief, L. Murugan. The case was filed by the Murasoli Trust in…
- India
SC sets aside NGT order imposing Rs 3 crore fine on mining firm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside an NGT order imposing around Rs 3 crore fine on M/s Govardhan Mines and Minerals as compensation for damages to the environment on…
- India
‘Wish men menstruated’: SC slams MP HC as woman judge sacked post miscarriage
New Delhi: Wish men have menstruation, the Supreme Court has remarked, censuring the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s decision to sack a woman judge in the state based on performance and not considering…