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SC agrees to form constitution bench to hear pleas against polygamy, ‘nikah-halala’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to reconstitute a constitution bench to hear a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the practice of polygamy and ‘nikah-halala’ among Muslims.…
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‘Hold your mouth’, Attorney General to SC during EC appointment hearing
New Delhi: Attorney General (AG) R. Venkataramani, representing the Centre, on Thursday told a five-judge Supreme Court bench to “hold its mouth”, as he faced a volley of questions in connection with…
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SC judge disagrees with EC’s stand that right to vote is not constitutional right
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice K.M. Joseph on Wednesday disagreed with the Election Commission of India’s counsel, who said the right to vote is a statutory right and not a constitutional…
- India
Congress leader moves SC seeking review of its order on 10 pc reservation to EWS
New Delhi: A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking review of its verdict upholding 10 per cent reservation introduced in 2019 for the economically weaker sections (EWS) in…
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Ex law min Moily, ex CEC Quraishi support SC observation on CEC, EC appointment
New Delhi: Former Union law minister M Veerappa Moily and ex-chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Wednesday supported a consultative mechanism to appoint the CEC and election commissioners, while another former…
- India
SC to hear plea against refusal to quash sanction to hold Indian Racing League
New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday a plea challenging the Delhi High Court order refusing to quash the sanction given for conducting the Indian Racing League (IRL). A…
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SC agrees to list matter in notifying recommendations on appointment of judges in higher judiciary
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing a matter seeking direction to the Centre to immediately notify all recommendations for the appointment of judges that have been…
- India
Need a CEC who can even take action against PM, says Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally observed that the need is for a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) who can even take action against the Prime Minister and also asked the…
- India
SC to hear Mumbai’s Aarey colony tree felling matter on Nov 24
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said that it will hear on Thursday the matter pertaining to the felling of trees at Mumbai’s Aarey Colony, the site for a metro car shed project.…
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NIA moves SC against bail granted to Anand Teltumbde
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against the bail granted to scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. The Bombay High Court on November…
- India
SC to hear pleas challenging Electoral Bond Scheme on December 6
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear on December 6 the plea of a Congress leader challenging a recent notification by which the sale of electoral bonds has…
- India
SC to hear on Friday NIA’s appeal against Teltumbde bail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday an appeal by the National Investigation Agency against the bail granted to scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. A…
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Karnataka set to fight boundary row with Maharashtra in SC, says Bommai
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said his government has made all preparations to pursue the legal battle over its boundary dispute with Maharashtra in the Supreme Court. The development comes…
- India
Illicit liquor cases: You are treating issue with kid gloves, SC to Punjab
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the progress in investigation into some cases of illicit liquor trade in Punjab and said the state is treating the issue with…
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‘Discriminatory’ against women: Petition in SC against Section 64 CrPC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a PIL challenging Section 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) which stated that it discriminates against women…
