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- India
Decision to notify minorities will be taken after discussion: Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Ministry of Minority Affairs on Monday told the Supreme Court that the power to notify minorities is vested with the Union government and any decision in this regard will…
- India
UP officials don’t respect court orders, must face the music, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that Uttar Pradesh officials approaching it against the Allahabad High Court orders has become a routine affair. A bench, headed by Chief Justice N.V.…
- India
Will re-examine Sedition law: Centre tells SC
The central government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to re-examine and reconsider the provisions of section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, the sedition law, and requested…
- India
SC refuses to entertain plea filed by CPI (M) against Shaheen Bagh demolition drive
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by CPI(M) against the demolition drive in Shaheen Bagh here, saying it cannot interfere with the anti-encroachment drive at the…
- Chennai
Chennai man set himself ablaze in protest against evictions, critical
Chennai: A 60-year-old man set himself ablaze on Sunday to protest the evictions being carried out in Chennai’s Govindswamy Nagar, despite the matter slated to be heard by the Supreme Court on…
- India
Delhi police makes U-turn in hate speech case following SC’s criticism
New Delhi: In a U-turn, the Delhi Police has informed the Supreme Court that after analysing videos and links on social media on hate speech at a Dharam Sansad here, it has…
- India
Centre defends sedition law in Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the 1962 verdict of the top court in the Kedar Nath Singh vs State of Bihar case, which upheld the validity of…
- India
SC expresses displeasure over delay in hearing bail application of Azam Khan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the delay in hearing the bail application of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a land grabbing case, saying this is a…
- Delhi
SC Collegium recommends 7 advocates as Delhi HC judges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended 15 judges, including eight advocates, as judges in Delhi, Patna, and Andhra Pradesh High Courts. The Supreme Court Collegium is headed by Chief Justice…
- India
Supreme Court to hear Azam Khan’s interim bail plea on May 11
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed discontent over the delay in deciding the bail application of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a land grabbing case. A bench of Justices…
- India
Centre vs Delhi: SC refers control over services issue to constitution bench
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday referred to a constitution bench the power tussle between the Centre and the Delhi government in connection with control over the administrative services. A bench headed…
- India
SC reserves verdict on gangster Abu Salem’s plea challenging life sentence
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea by gangster Abu Salem claiming that, as per the extradition treaty between India and Portugal, his jail terms cannot…
- India
Plea in SC against all forms of ‘extra-judicial’ talaq
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to declare ‘Talaq-e-Hasan’ and all other forms of “unilateral extra-judicial talaq as void and unconstitutional, claiming they were arbitrary, irrational,…
- India
Lakshadweep: SC notice on plea against no meat products in midday meals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought reply from the Centre and others on a plea against Lakshadweep Administration’s decision to remove meat products from the menu of midday meals for…
- India
No individual can be forced to get vaccinated, govt vaccine policy not arbitrary: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that no individual can be forced to get vaccinated and added that the current Covid-19 vaccine policy of the government is not arbitrary. A…
