Tag: Supreme Court

SC seeks Centre, EC response on plea to update NRC in Tripura

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea by Tripura People’s Front (TPF) seeking updating of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Tripura. The bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice K.M. Joseph sought the Centre and EC’s […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Plea in SC seeks review of Sabarimala judgement

New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of the Constitution bench judgement which lifted the ban on entry of women into the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala. The plea, filed by Shylaja Vijayan, president of National Ayyappa Devotees Association, said the September 28 judgment which had allowed entry of women […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Jaitley disagrees with SC observation on sexuality

New Delhi: Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday expressed his disagreement with the Supreme Court’s observation that sexuality is part of free speech and said that judgements on the Sabarimala temple, homosexuality and adultery may have an adverse impact on the society. “If you want to take a progressive step, then Article 14 and 21 […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Over 300 arrested during anti-Kavanaugh protests in US

Washington: The US Capitol Police arrested 302 people for protesting in the Senate office buildings against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh, who is accused of alleged sexual abuse. In a statement, the police said that 293 people were arrested on Thursday for “unlawfully demonstrating” in the buildings and another nine for […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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CJI Dipak Misra holds court for one last time

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra held court, along with his successor Ranjan Gogoi, for the last time Monday, stopping a lawyer who broke into song to wish him a long life to say he was “responding from the heart” but will speak from his mind in the evening. CJI Misra, who presided […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
SC rejects plea for Constitution Bench on Ayodhya dispute

New Delhi: By a majority 2-1 judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea for referring the Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid issue to a larger Constitution Bench and referred the case to a three-judge bench to be set up that will begin hearing from October 29. “No case has been made out to refer the case […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
SC likely to pronounce verdict on Ayodhya today

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will likely pronounce on Thursday its verdict on the plea by Muslim litigants seeking direction that a larger Constitution bench hear the batch of petitions challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict which directed splitting into three parts the disputed site at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. The bench of chief […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Aadhaar validity will check graft, leakage of public money: BJP MP

Bengaluru: Validation of the Aadhaar Act by the Supreme Court would check corruption, eliminate middlemen and prevent leakage of public money used for direct transfer benefit, said BJP MP from Karnataka and a petitioner, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Wednesday. “The judgement will ensure that corruption and leakage in the use of public money will be put […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
No need to collect quantifiable data on SC/ST: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the state does not require to collect quantifiable data on the backwardness of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) persons for giving them reservation in promotion. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Mishra said this while hearing a plea by the Centre seeking […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
SC moved challenging triple talaq ordinance

New Delhi: The Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulema on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2018 on the grounds that it invokes penal provisions against a class of people based on their religious identity. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2018 — commonly referred […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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SC wants law against criminals entering legislatures, orders parties to give wide publicity

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today declined to disqualify candidates against whom cognisance of chargesheet have been taken by courts, saying no further disqualification under the law could be added but urged Parliament to enact a law to address the malaise of criminals entering legislatures. At the same time, the apex Court directed political parties […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
SC directs start of submitting claims for inclusion in NRC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the commencement of the process of submitting claims for inclusion of names in Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft list from September 25. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the claims for inclusions in NRC would be backed by 10 identity documents which were […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Supreme Court issues contempt notice to BJP leader Manoj Tiwari

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the presence of BJP MP Manoj Tiwari before it for breaking the lock of a sealed premises in Delhi’s Gokulpur village. “It’s important that elected members should not defy the order of this court,” a bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur, Justice Abdul S. Nazeer and Justice […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Spread awareness on curability of leprosy, end discrimination: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that awareness be spread about the free treatment available to cure leprosy and directed the central and state governments to formulate rehabilitation schemes for those suffering from the disease. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud issued a slew of […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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SC awards ex-ISRO man Nambi Narayanan Rs 50 lakh compensation

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday awarded Rs 50 lakh compensation to former ISRO scientist S. Nambi Narayanan who was falsely implicated in an espionage case and had to suffer jail term and ignominy. Awarding the compensation, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud also directed the […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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