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Jayalalithaa death: AIIMS medical board to submit final report
Chennai: The medical board of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), constituted on the directives of the Supreme Court to probe the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa,…
- India
Places of Worship Act: SC asks petitioners to file intervention app
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the petitioners challenging certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 to file an intervention in the petitions, which are already…
- India
96 female judges working in High courts, 1012 short of sanctioned number
Hyderabad: In a monsoon session reply on Thursday, the union minister for law and justice Kiren Rijiju revealed that currently, only 96 female judges are working in high courts around the country…
- India
SC dismisses review plea against One Rank-One Pension judgement
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking review of its order upholding the One Rank-One Pension (OROP) principle adopted by the Centre in its 2015 communication issued to the…
- India
Mother only natural guardian of child, has the right to decide the surname: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a mother, being the only natural guardian of the child, has the right to decide the surname of the child, and even after…
- India
SC’s PMLA ruling: BJP hails it as ‘landmark judgement’, Cong expresses disappointment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court upholding certain powers of the Enforcement Directorate Wednesday evoked contrasting responses from the BJP and the Congress, with the ruling party hailing it as a “landmark judgement”…
- India
BJP welcomes ‘landmark’ SC judgement on money laundering Act
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict upholding various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act as a “landmark” judgement which, it said, should put an end…
- India
BJP view on UCC clear, that should also be taken as govt stand: Rijiju
New Delhi: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Tuesday said the BJP’s view on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is clear, and suggested that it should be taken as the view of the government…
- Delhi
Delhi LG approves withdrawal of cases against migrant labourers for lockdown violations
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has approved the withdrawal of 15 cases against 64 migrant labourers for violating lockdown measures during the Covid pandemic, an official statement said on…
- India
SC says freebies to influence voters’ serious issue, asks Centre for way to curb it
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday flagged the issue of political parties promising freebies to influence voters as serious, and asked the Central government to examine the matter so as to…
- India
Supreme Court asks Centre to take Finance Commission’s views on freebies
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central government to engage with the Finance Commission on the issue of political parties inducing voters through freebies, and examine if there is a…
- India
Arrest must not be used as a punitive tool: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said when power of arrest is exercised without application of mind and without due regard to the law, it amounts to an abuse of power and noted…
- India
Aadhaar-Voter ID card linking: SC to hear plea against Election Law Amendment Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea by Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala challenging the Election Law Amendment Act that enables linking electoral roll data with…
- India
Maintenance matter: Daughters are not liability, says SC
New Delhi: Daughters are no liability, the Supreme Court has said while dealing with a matter relating to payment of maintenance to a woman by her father. The observation from a bench…
- India
Gyanvapi case: Locals insist ‘ganga-jamuni’ culture must not erode
Varanasi: With the Gyanvapi Shringar Gauri case in the Supreme Court, leaders from both religions voice different opinions, yet want the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb of Kashi to stay intact. Hearing the matter on…