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SC grants Centre more time to respond to pleas challenging Places of Worship Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted more time to the centre to respond to the batch of petitions challenging certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provision) Act, 1991,…
- Delhi
‘Just as he worked hard for freedom’, SC junks plea for declaring holiday on Netaji’s birth anniversary
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to declare Netaji Subash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary on January 23 as a national holiday…
- India
Releasing killers of former PM Rajiv Gandhi against public sentiments: Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said the Supreme Court’s decision to release the convicts of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination has come as a shock to the people…
- India
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…
- Delhi
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
‘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…
- India
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,…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…