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SC seeks Yasin Malik’s response on transfer of case to Tihar jail
The Supreme Court asked Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik to respond to a CBI plea to shift his case to Tihar Jail, where he is currently lodged. He is undergoing trial on charges…
- India
SC declares religious conversion for reservation benefits unconstitutional
New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court has said religious conversions undertaken solely to avail reservation benefits without genuine belief amounted to a “fraud on the Constitution”. Justices Pankaj Mithal…
- India
Jamiat president condemns Sambhal violence, calls for protection of mosques
Deoband: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President, Maulana Arshad Madani, expressed anger over the recent incident in Sambhal and approached the Supreme Court, stating that incidents like Sambhal are happening due to the lack of…
- India
‘EVMs tampered only when you lose?’: SC junks plea to revert to paper ballots
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, November 26, dismissed a plea seeking to revert to paper ballot voting in elections in the country, saying allegations of tampering with electronic voting machines…
- India
Bail granted to 2 convicts in two-decade-old murder case of Chhattisgarh NCP leader
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the life imprisonment of two convicts in the 2003 murder case of Nationalist Congress Party leader Ram Avatar Jaggi in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur. Jaggi, the…
- Hyderabad
SC quashes housing societies’ land allotments in GHMC limits
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court of India has canceled several land allotments made to housing societies within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits. The ruling, delivered by a bench led by Chief…
- Top Stories
SC dismisses pleas challenging words ‘socialist’, ‘secular’ in Preamble to Constitution
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the pleas challenging the 1976 amendment to the Constitution adding terms “socialist”, “secular” and “integrity” to the Preamble. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv…
- Telangana
Will move SC if no action taken over MLA disqualification: KTR
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) stated on Friday, November 22 that his party will approach the Supreme Court if the Telangana Assembly Speaker fails to act…
- India
SC to rule on 1976 Preamble change adding ‘socialist, secular’ on Nov 25
New Delhi: Refusing to refer the matter to a larger bench, the Supreme Court on Friday decided to pronounce its decision on November 25 over the validity of the 42nd Constitutional Amendment…
- Delhi
Amid rising air pollution, SC questions govt over trucks entering Delhi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the Delhi government over the entry of trucks in the national capital, currently reeling under severe air pollution. “It is very difficult for us…
- India
Excise policy cases: SC agrees to hear Sisodia’s pleas
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear AAP leader Manish Sisodia’s pleas seeking relaxation of bail conditions which require him to report to the investigating officer on every Monday…
- India
‘Even Kasab was given fair trial,’ SC remarks in Yasin Malik case
New Delhi: Even Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial in our country, the Supreme Court on Thursday remarked and indicated it may set up a courtroom inside Tihar Jail for the…
- India
UP Govt Servant Rules mandate recording of oral evidence when probe proposes major penalty: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the Uttar Pradesh Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999 mandate recording of oral evidence in support of charges against a public servant when…
- India
SC grants Bihar govt ‘last opportunity’ to respond to PIL on bridge collapses
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, September 18, granted the last opportunity to the Bihar government to file its response to a PIL that raised concerns about the safety and longevity…
- India
SC requests President to decide Balwant Singh Rajoana’s mercy plea in two weeks
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Secretary to the President of India to place before President Droupadi Murmu the mercy petition filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row…