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Don’t compare turbans, kirpan with hijab: SC Judge tells petitioners
The Supreme Court told the petitioners in the case challenging the hijab ban in Karnataka government educational institutions on Thursday that comparisons with turbans worn by Sikhs would be ‘inappropriate’. “The Supreme…
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‘Wearing orange shawl is belligerent display of religion’, Muslim student in SC on hijab row
New Delhi: A counsel for one of the Muslim students, who has challenged the hijab ban in government educational institutions in Karnataka, on Thursday contended before the Supreme Court that Article 25…
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SC to hear pleas challenging CAA on September 12
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a batch of petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 on September 12. A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and…
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SC fixes on issues for adjudication on pleas challenging Centre’s 10% EWS quota
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed three broad issues for adjudication arising from the pleas challenging the Centre’s decision to grant 10 per cent reservation to EWS in admissions and…
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No comparison between rudraksh and cross with hijab: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that there is no comparison between rudraksh and cross with Hijab as they are different as they are worn inside the shirt and not…
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Right to dress includes right to undress too?: SC Judge in hijab case
The Supreme Court’s bench of Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia on Wednesday proceeded to hear the appeals of the Karnataka High Court’s decision upholding the prohibition on Muslim female students wearing…
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Structural changes needed to ensure positive effects reach marginalised queer people: SC judge
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud has said that the decriminalisation of Section 377 of IPC by the apex court has enabled queer people to emerge as legally empowered citizens.…
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SC to begin hearing pleas on reservation to EWS candidates from Sep 13
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would begin hearing from September 13 a batch of pleas on the constitutional validity of the Centre’s decision to grant 10 per cent…
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Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear pleas against release of convicts on Sep 9
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday the two pleas challenging the release of 11 convicts in the 2002 case of Bilkis Bano’s gang-rape and murder of her…
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Quota in promotions: SC closes contempt proceedings against union home secretary
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday closed the contempt proceedings against Ajay Bhalla, the secretary in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), initiated over alleged violation of the court order for…
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SC asks UP govt to consider premature release of 512 life convicts in 4 months as per 2018 policy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to follow the criteria laid down in its 2018 policy while considering within four months the issue of premature release of…
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Punjab not cooperating in resolving SYL canal dispute, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court the Punjab government is “not cooperating” in resolving the decades-old Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute between the state and Haryana. The apex…
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BJP’s Manjinder Singh Sirsa files police complaint against Mohammed Zubair
New Delhi: BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa has filed a police complaint against fact checker and co-founder of Alt News website Mohammed Zubair, accusing him of “spreading hate” against cricketer Arshdeep Singh…
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SC refuses to condone delay in filing appeal by Centre, says court not walk-in place
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday admonished the Centre for filing an appeal after a delay of 737 days, saying the apex court is not a “walk-in place” they can approach…
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SC seeks Centre’s reply on PILs seeking uniform religion-neutral laws on marriage, divorce
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday sought a comprehensive response within three weeks from the Centre on a batch of petitions seeking a direction to the government to frame religion and gender-neutral…
