Supreme court of India
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India or Bharat: SC gave citizens the name-choice in 2016
New Delhi: The citizens are free to call the country India or Bharat as per their wishes, the Supreme Court had said in 2016 while dismissing a PIL which sought a direction that India be called ‘Bharat’…
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Centre’s Bill excludes CJI for selection of CEC and other ECs
New Delhi: The Centre is all set to push for the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 that will exclude the…
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SC stays Rahul’s conviction in defamation case
New Delhi: Congress workers raise slogans in support of party leader Rahul Gandhi to celebrate after the Supreme Court stayed the conviction of Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case over his…
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Install CCTVs, prevent hate speech or violence: SC denies restraining VHP protests
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to pass any interim order restraining agitations planned by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) in the national capital region over the communal clashes that broke…
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Centre doesn’t act constitutionally when it comes to BJP-ruled states: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 25, while questioning the Central and Nagaland governments (both ruled by the BJP) over non-implementation of 33% reservation for women in local body elections in the…
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Got better things to do: SC quashes case against Anubhav Singh Bassi
On Monday, the Supreme Court quashed a petition filed against stand-up comedian Anubhav Singh Bassi saying the court had better things to do. A bench led by Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and…
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SC to hear petitions against abrogation of Article 370 from Aug 2
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will commence day-to-day hearing from August 2 on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed…
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SC to hear Delhi govt plea against Centre Ordinance Bill tomorrow
The Supreme Court of India will hear the Delhi Government’s plea challenging the Centre’s Ordinance Bill on Tuesday. A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud will hear the…
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Plea in SC challenging internet shutdown in violence-hit Manipur
New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the internet ban imposed on violence-hit Manipur since May 3. The plea, filed by Chongtham Victor Singh, a lawyer in…
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SC declines to entertain plea seeking inauguration of new Parliament by Prez
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Lok Sabha Secretariat to inaugurate the new Parliament building by the president. A vacation bench…
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SC agrees to hear plea by widow of slain IAS officer against Anand Mohan’s release
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea by the widow of IAS officer G. Krishnaiah, who was lynched in 1994 by a mob led by former Bihar…
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Wrestling Federation chief to be booked today: Delhi police to SC
New Delhi: The Delhi Police apprised the Supreme Court that it has decided to register an FIR on Friday over sexual harassment allegations levelled by seven women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of…
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Why were Atiq, Ashraf ‘paraded’, not taken to hospital directly: SC asks UP govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to submit a status report on steps taken after the killing of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in…
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‘Will be far-fetched’, SC on Centre’s dispute on challenge to provisions prohibiting incest
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday argued before the Supreme Court that if petitioners’ arguments, who seek legal sanction for same-sex marriages, are accepted then someone in future may come to the…
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‘Disappointed..’: LGBTQ, law students condemn BCI’s view on same-sex marriage
New Delhi: More than 30 LGBTQIA+ collectives of law school students in India have said the Bar Council of India (BCI) resolution urging the Supreme Court not to deal with pleas seeking legalisation…
