Article 142
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No debate on Article 142, decision entirely in court’s domain: Ex-SC judge
New Delhi: Supreme Court’s retired judge Ajay Rastogi on Saturday virtually disagreed with Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s ‘nuclear missile’ remark about Article 142 and its alleged misuse, saying the…
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SC allows adoption of child of student who sought abortion of 29-week pregnancy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday invoked its extraordinary power under Article 142 to allow the adoption of a child after the delivery of a 20-year-old student who was carrying a…
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‘Can marriage be dissolved through Article 142’, SC reserves judgment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved the judgment on a batch of petitions raising common questions of law on the apex court’s exercise of its powers under Article 142 to…
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Congress questions SC’s release of Rajiv Gandhi’s assassin
All India Congress Committee (AICC) expressed their concerns over the release of convict AG Perarivalan, who was sentenced to a life imprisonment in former Prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination case. “Is this…
