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‘Nobody should go to sleep empty stomach is our culture’, SC in migrant workers’ case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to ensure that food grains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) reach the last person. A bench comprising justices M.R. Shah…
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Three years after SC order, construction yet to begin on Ayodhya’s new mosque
Ayodhya: Barbed-wire fencing and a board put up by the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation are the only indicators that a large mosque complex is set to come up at this spot in Dhannipur…
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RBI, Centre inform SC that procedure was followed in 2016’s demonetisation policy
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India and the Centre on Monday defended the Centre’s decision to demonetise the old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 before the Supreme Court…
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SC to hear plea over CBI report closing disproportionate assets probe against Akhilesh
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Monday it will hear the submissions on whether the petitioner can be given the copy of a CBI report on closure of its preliminary enquiry…
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CJI: Time to impose pre-hearing costs in commercial cases filed in SC
New Delhi: In a bid to curb filing of frivolous matters involving commercial issues, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Monday proposed imposition of pre-hearing costs in commercial cases. The Chief…
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Chhawla gangrape-murder case: Father of victim moves SC, seeks review of Nov 7 verdict
New Delhi: The father of the 19-year-old girl, gang-raped and murdered in Delhi’s Chhawla area in 2012, moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking a review of its November 7 verdict by…
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SC asks CBI to embrace ‘change’ as plea seeks guidelines for probing
New Delhi: The world has changed and the CBI should also – the Supreme Court observed on Monday while hearing a plea seeking guidelines for probe agencies on seizure, examination and preservation…
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Forced religious conversion against Constitution: Supreme Court
New Delhi: Reaffirming that forced religious conversion is a “serious issue”, the Supreme Court said on Monday it is against the Constitution. The court was hearing a plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar…
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SC refuses to entertain plea to remove facts on construction of Taj Mahal from history books
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the plea seeking to issue direction to the authorities concerned to remove wrong historical facts related to the construction of the Taj…
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Freedom of religion does not include right to convert people: Gujarat in SC
New Delhi: The Gujarat government has told the Supreme Court that freedom of religion does not include the right to convert others, and requested the top court to vacate a High Court…
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What is Collegium system of appointing judges SC, Center lock horns over?
New Delhi: The Judiciary and the Executive in India’s celebrated democracy appear to be locking horns once again. The distance between these two pillars of democracy may be intended for the smooth…
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Existing collegium system should not be derailed: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Friday the existing collegium system should not be derailed on the basis of statements of “some busybody”, asserting the top court is one of the…
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SC declines Hindu Mahasabha leader’s plea for inclusion in Ram temple trust
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra’ to include the name of Swami Chakrapani of the Hindu…