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Plea moved in SC against violence during Ram Navami
New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking direction to various state governments — West Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Jharkhand, and Telangana — to assess the loss…
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SC acquits man in wife’s murder case after 22 years
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has recently acquitted a man who was convicted of murdering his wife almost 22 years ago, saying his conviction was “travesty of justice”, and it is the…
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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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Pawar favours SC-appointed panel over JPC for probe into Adani issue
Nagpur: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday put his weight behind the Supreme Court constituted 6-member committee, appointed by the Chief Justice of India to probe the alleged stock…
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SC: ‘Consumer courts can’t decide cases involving tortious acts’
New Delhi:The Supreme Court has said that consumer courts cannot decide complaints involving highly disputed questions of facts or the cases involving tortious acts or criminality like fraud or cheating. A bench…
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Rajasthan govt to move SC against acquittal of 2008 Jaipur blasts accused
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has decided to challenge in the Supreme Court the acquittal of 2008 Jaipur serial blasts case accused. Late on Friday night, at a high-level meeting, Chief Minister Ashok…
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Rajasthan govt to challenge acquittal of 4 men in Jaipur serial blasts case to SC
Jaipur:The Rajasthan government has decided to challenge in the Supreme Court the acquittal of four accused in the Jaipur serial blasts case by the High Court, an official said. Chief Minister Ashok…
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Malegaon blast: SC junks Lt Col Prasad Purohit’s plea for discharge from case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has junked a plea filed by Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit seeking discharge in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Purohit had moved the top court challenging the…
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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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SC refuses to stay conviction of Abdullah Azam Khan in criminal case, seeks UP’s reply
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the conviction and sentence of senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan’s son Abdullah Azam Khan in a 15-year-old case without hearing…
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SC Collegium rejects Justice V M Velumani’s request to retain her at Madras HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has rejected a request made by Justice V M Velumani to retain her at the Madras High Court judge. The…
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SC directs Centre to file report on cases of alleged attacks on Christians
New Delhi: The Supreme Court directed the Centre on Wednesday to file a report on alleged attacks on Christian institutions and priests across the country as well as on the implementation of…
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SC rejects pleas seeking direction to Centre to enact gender, religion-neutral laws
New Delhi: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday thwarted an attempt to get a direction to the Centre to frame uniform religion and gender-neutral laws governing subjects such as…
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Why selective in dealing with hate speeches: SG Tushar Mehta to SC
New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that hate speeches were being made by several people against the members of Hindu community and court could not be…
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SC asks Centre, states to take steps to unclutter jails to clean criminal justice system
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Centre and the states on Tuesday to take effective steps to “unclutter” jails as it would eventually lead to the cleansing of the criminal justice…
