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Court not place where everybody walks in to get publicity, says SC, dismisses plea over EVM
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea by a political party which claimed electronic voting machine (EVM) were “controlled” by some companies and not the Election Commission, saying the…
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Doctors need not disclose identities of minors seeking abortion, rules SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has extended the benefits of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act to minors who engage in consensual sexual activity by exempting doctors from disclosing their identity…
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‘It depends on how you look at it’, SC dismisses plea against Ashoka Lions atop new Parliament
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to correct the state emblem of India, recently installed at the top of the…
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SC Collegium recommends 3 new chief justices for HCs, transfers 2
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of two Chief Justices of high courts and the elevation of three judges as Chief Justices of three high courts. The collegium…
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WhatsApp privacy policy: New data protection Bill is underway, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The contentious Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill 2019 has been withdrawn and a comprehensive data protection Bill is being prepared, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Thursday. The submission…
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‘Can marriage be dissolved through Article 142’, SC reserves judgment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved the judgment on a batch of petitions raising common questions of law on the apex court’s exercise of its powers under Article 142 to…
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SC order on marital rape welcome but does not make it an offence: Activists
New Delhi: Lawyers and activists on Thursday welcomed the SC’s observation that the meaning of rape must include marital rape for the purpose of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, but added the…
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SC orders jailed activist Navlakha’s treatment at Mumbai’s Jaslok Hospital
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Taloja jail superintendent to immediately shift activist Gautam Navlakha, jailed in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case, to Mumbai’s Jaslok hospital for…
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Maha: 14 years on, Malegaon blast case trial still underway
Mumbai: Fourteen years after a blast in Maharashtra’s Malegaon town claimed six lives and injured more than 100 people, the trial in the case is still going on before a special NIA…
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SC to hear on November 22 pleas against bull-taming sport Jallikattu
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would hear on November 22 a batch of pleas challenging Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra laws allowing bull-taming sport ‘Jallikattu’ and bullock cart races.…
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SC: All women entitled to safe and legal abortion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that unmarried women are also entitled to seek abortion of pregnancy in the term of 20-24 weeks arising out of a consensual relationship. It…
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Sacrosanct duty of husband to maintain wife, children even by physical labour: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it is the sacrosanct duty of the husband to provide financial support to the wife and minor children, even by physical labour, if he…
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‘Does it survive now?’ SC on petitions challenging demonetisation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the petitioners challenging the Centre’s decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 500, Rs 1,000, in November 2016, does the issue survive now? A…
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Over 8 lakh viewers watched SC’s first live streamed proceedings
New Delhi: The day the Supreme Court live streamed its proceedings for the first time ever, more than 8 lakh viewers watched it across different platforms. An official said: “This is a…
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Fight for truth will continue: Aaditya on SC ruling on Shinde faction plea
Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday said the Supreme Court allowing the Election Commission to hear the plea of the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde cannot be…