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- India
Kharge welcomes SC verdict upholding 10 percent reservation to EWS category
Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday welcomed Supreme Court’s majority verdict upholding 10 percent reservation to economically weaker sections (EWS). He also expressed confidence about Congress unitedly facing and achieving “success”,…
- India
Activists, social groups, Twitterati express mix views on SC’s EWS verdict
New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the EWS quota on Monday has garnered mixed opinions from prominent activists, including Shabnam Hashmi, and social media users with some describing it a “landmark…
- India
SC has let us down: Parents of Chhawla gangrape victim on acquittal of accused
New Delhi: “We have not just lost the battle but also the will to live,” said the mother of Chhawla gangrape victim as she broke down following the Supreme court’s decision on…
- India
SC upholds setting aside of 2017 election of Abdullah Azam Khan from UP Assembly
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court setting aside the election of Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan, son of Samajwadi Party leader Azam…
- India
Relief for Jharkhand CM, SC sets aside HC order in a mining lease case
New Delhi: Relief for Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, as the Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Jharkhand High Court, which had upheld the maintainability of a PILs seeking a probe…
- India
SC upholds 103rd constitutional amendment for EWS quota
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 percent reservation to economically weaker sections (EWS) in admissions and government jobs. Three out of five…
- India
SC to deliver on Nov 7 verdict on pleas challenging Centre’s 10 percent EWS quota
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Monday its judgement on a batch of pleas challenging the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 percent reservation to economically…
- World
Harris enjoys a kind of stability that eluded her in the past
Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris looked “somewhat unshackled” as she handed out sparklers to guests at a Diwali party she hosted at her official residence, the Naval Conservatory in Washington D.C.,…
- India
SC hands 1 yr jail to Kenyan-Indian, slaps Rs 25L fine in custody case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sentenced an Indian-origin Kenyan to one-year imprisonment besides slapping a fine of Rs 25 lakh for civil and criminal contempt of court in a decade-long custody…
- Telangana
TRS MLAs poaching case: SC to hear plea by accused challenging arrest on Monday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to examine on Monday a plea by three persons arrested by Telangana Police for allegedly trying to poach MLAs of the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti…
- India
Fittest should be appointed, not someone whom Collegium knows: Rijiju
Mumbai: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said the present Supreme Court collegium system through which judges are appointed is “opaque”. The “fittest” persons should be appointed as judges and not…
- Delhi
SC agrees to hear on Nov 10 plea raising air pollution issue in Delhi
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine on November 10 a plea seeking urgent steps in connection with air pollution in Delhi. A lawyer mentioned the matter before a bench…
- India
Assam: ‘Sacked’ members of additional Foreigners’ Tribunals to move SC
Guwahati: The members who were earlier appointed for 200 additional Foreigners’ Tribunals (FT) to primarily handle cases related to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will soon approach the Supreme Court against…
- India
‘Not receiving any instructions from Vijay Mallya’, lawyer tells SC
New Delhi: Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya’s lawyer, facing extradition, told the Supreme Court on Thursday that he has been incommunicado for a long time and requested the court to discharge him from…
- India
VCs get more time to respond to Governor’s showcause notices
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday extended till November 7 the time for Vice-Chancellors (VCs) to respond to showcause notices sent to them by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan. The notices sought…