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SC reserves verdict on Delhi gangrape convict's plea against death sentence

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a plea by death row convict Mukesh Singh seeking review of the top court judgment upholding his death sentence in December 16, 2012 Delhi gangrape case. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Ashok Bhushan reserved the verdict as […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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SC to set up constitution bench to hear pleas on Aadhaar petitions

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that a five-judge constitution bench would hear a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the Aadhaar law on charges of being intrusive and violating the right to privacy. The top court also pulled up the West Bengal government for directly approaching it against the central government’s […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Pradhuman murder could have been averted, CBSE tells SC

New Delhi/Gurugram: The CBSE has told the Supreme Court that Pradhuman Thakur’s death in a Gurugram school could have been averted, had school authorities discharged their duties and responsibilities with care and sincerity, a lawyer said on Thursday. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) also told the top court that the board’s fact-finding committee […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
SC grants bail to chief Malegaon accused Lt. Col. Purohit

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit (retired), the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast which killed seven people. A bench of Justice R.K. Agrawal and Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre granted conditional bail to Purohit asking him not to tamper with evidence. Purohit had told the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
CBI moves SC on Karti Chidambaram

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday moved the Supreme Court against a Madras High Court order staying a lookout notice against Karti Chidambaram in a 2G related matter. Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter for an early hearing before a bench of Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar and Justice D.Y. […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Right to privacy is inherent in Constitution, SC told

New Delhi: Senior counsel Gopal Subramanium told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the right to privacy is a pre-existing natural right which is inherent in the Constitution though not explicitly mentioned. Subramanium is leading the argument on behalf of the petitioners who have challenged the Aadhaar scheme on the grounds of its being violative […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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SC seeks Centre's response on extra marks granted in IIT-JEE

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s response to a petition challenging the grant of seven extra marks to all candidates who had appeared for the IIT-Joint Entrance examination for advance course. The extra marks were granted in the wake of a printing error in a Hindi language paper. Issuing notice to […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
SC permits CBSE to declare NEET 2017 results

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Madras High Court order restraining the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) from declaring the result of NEET 2017 for under graduate medical courses. Permitting the board to declare the results and go ahead with consequential steps including counselling and admissions, the vacation bench of Justice […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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SC partially stays linking of PAN with Aadhaar

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the newly-inserted provision in the Income Tax Act mandating linking of Aadhaar number with Permanent Account Number (PAN), but it partially stayed its operation. A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan said that those who already possess Aadhaar number will have to link it […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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SC jails Justice Karnan for 6 months

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held Calcutta High Court’s Justice C.S. Karnan guilty of contempt and ordered that he be jailed for six months. The court ordered the Director General of West Bengal Police to constitute a team for the implementation of its order “forthwith”. Holding Karnan guilty of contempt for his utterances […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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SC refuses to debate plea to declare 'Vande Mataram' as national song

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to enter into a debate on the plea seeking declaration that “Vande Mataram” is the national song. “…We do not intend to enter into any debate as far as the national song is concerned,” said the bench of Justice Dipak Misra, Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Mohan […]

  • Saturday, 03 July 2021
BJP slams Akhilesh over SC order against tainted Minister

Lucknow: Hours after the Supreme Court ordered the Uttar Pradesh police to file an FIR against Transport Minister Gayatri Prajapati in an alleged rape case, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav of shielding the tainted minister all these years. Vijay Bahadur Pathak, state general secretary of the BJP, said the order […]

  • Saturday, 03 July 2021
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Odisha cricket body moves SC on Lodha panel report

New Delhi: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking to be impleaded in the ongoing hearing on the implementation of Justice R.M. Lodha Committee recommendations for the "structural reforms" of the apex Indian cricket board.

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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SC reinstates Alok Verma as CBI Director

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated Alok Kumar Verma as CBI Director and set aside the Centre’s decision divesting him of his powers and sending him on leave. The top court, however, restrained Verma from taking any major policy decision till the Central Vigilance Commission inquiry is over. The apex court also said […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
SC refuses to stay CBI probe against cops for firing during anti-Sterlite protests

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday refused to stay the Madras High Court order for a CBI probe against police officials for firing during the anti-Sterlite protests in Tamil Nadu in May this year. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi issued notice to the CBI on the petition filed by the Tamil Nadu […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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