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Leh Apex Body announces fresh ‘border march’ in Ladakh
Leh: Days after withdrawing its call for ‘border march’ amidst imposition of restrictions by the administration, Leh Apex Body (LAB) on Friday said a small group of their representatives would undertake a…
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SC grants bail to 75-yr-old man convicted after 40 years in rape, murder case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has come to the rescue of a 75-year-old man who was convicted after 40 years in a 1983 murder and rape case. In its recent order, a…
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Apex court cannot be used as platform to escalate tension in Manipur: SC
New Delhi: The apex court cannot be used as platform to escalate tension in Manipur, the Supreme Court on Monday said while making it clear that it cannot take the law and…
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‘Loss of family bonds, alienation from society’: SC speaks up for jail inmates
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has observed that the danger of unjust imprisonment is that inmates are at risk of suffering from “prisonisation”. It pointed out that incarceration has other deleterious effects…
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State impotent, why can’t citizens pledge to not vilify others: SC on hate speeches
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally observed how many contempt actions could it take against people in connection with hate speech, why the petitioner has to first move the apex…
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Centre asks Chief Justice UU Lalit to name his successor
New Delhi: The Central government has asked the Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit to name his successor. In a tweet, the Ministry of Law and Justice said: “As per the MoP…
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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…
- India
SC rejects pleas seeking exemption from GST on services rendered to Haj pilgrims
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed the pleas against the levy of service tax on services rendered by Haj group organizers (HGOs) or private tour operators (PTOs) to Haj pilgrims, saying…
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No Anti-Muslim hate speech uttered during Hindu Yuva Vahini event, Delhi police tells SC
New Delhi: No specific words against any community were uttered during an event held here in December last year, the Delhi Police has told the Supreme Court which is hearing a plea…
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SC refuses to lay down yardstick for granting reservation in promotion to SCs/STs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday refused to “lay down any yardstick” for granting reservation in promotion to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in government jobs. A three-judge bench headed by Justice…
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Declining claim for reason that deceased was engaged as helper, not cleaner wholly unjustified: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Rajasthan High Court denying the insurance cover to a man employed as “helper” terming the order as wholly unjustified. A…
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Inform us if you suspect you are a Pegasus victim: SC probe panel
New Delhi: The Supreme Court appointed committee probing the Pegasus spyware snooping matter has issued a public notice seeking details from people who may have felt their mobile devices may have been…
