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SC judge Indira Banerjee demits office, CJI terms her “jewel” of legal fraternity
New Delhi: Justice Indira Banerjee, who was the eighth women judge in the Supreme Court, on Friday demitted office with Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, terming her as a “jewel” of…
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Teacher recruitment scam: Trinamool MLA approaches SC challenging CBI probe
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress legislator and former president of West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE), Manik Bhattacharya, on Friday approached the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court upholding…
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SC to hear on Oct 10 BJP MP Manoj Tiwari’s plea on firecrackers ban
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on October 10 a plea filed by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari against the Delhi government’s decision banning the storage, sale, and use…
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SC grants time to woman to file documents against BJP leader in alleged rape case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted a week’s time to a woman, who has lodged a rape complaint against BJP leader and former union minister Shahnawaz Hussain, to bring on…
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SC to hear plea contesting Article 370 abrogation after Dussehra vacation
The Supreme Court said on Friday that the petitions contesting the repeal of Article 370 of the Constitution, which granted Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) special status, will be listed following the approaching…
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SC notice to Centre on plea seeking action against forced religious conversion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and others on a plea seeking direction to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversion by “intimidation” and through “gifts…
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Ban on PFI imminent after countrywide NIA, ED raids against it
New Delhi: A possible ban stares the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the face for its alleged involvement in terror activities after law-enforcement agencies Thursday conducted searches against it at 93…
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Rancorous arguments on hijab ban conclude, SC reserves judgement
New Delhi: The meandering 10-day arguments on Karnataka’s hijab row concluded on Thursday, with the counsel for Muslim petitioners making a last gasp effort to have the ban on the Islamic headscarf…
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Karnataka hijab ban: SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging HC judgement
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of…
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Hijab row: SC asks petitioners’ lawyers to wrap up arguments, says it is losing patience
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the counsel appearing for the petitioners in the Karnataka hijab ban controversy to wrap up their rebuttal arguments within an hour tomorrow, saying “we…
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Restriction only in classroom, not outside: Karnataka to SC on hijab row
New Delhi: The Karnataka government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there is no restriction on wearing hijab on the school campus, and it is only restricted in the classroom while…
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Akali Dal to organise Khalsa panth against SC vedict on Haryana gurdwara law
Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday said the Supreme Court verdict, recognising validity of a separate gurdwara management committee for Haryana, had alienated and discriminated against the Sikh community and…
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UP Assembly question hour washed out as SP members protest cases against Azam Khan
Lucknow: The question hour was washed out in both Houses of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday as SP legislators created a ruckus alleging that senior party MLA Mohammad Azam Khan has…
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Satyendar Jain case: SC directs court to hear ED’s plea seeking transfer of case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed a sessions court to consider on Thursday a plea by Enforcement Directorate seeking transfer of Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain’s bail hearing, in a money…
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‘Hate speech poisons, role of anchor is critical’: SC on hate speech on TV
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly criticised hate speech through visual media, including the role of TV anchors, as it emphasised that it poisons the fabric of our society and…