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SC agrees to hear Punjab govt plea against Guv’s refusal to convene budget session
New Delhi : The Punjab government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the state Governor's refusal to convene the budget session of the Assembly on March 3.
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing the Punjab government,…
SC agrees to examine Uddhav Thackeray plea against EC decision on Wednesday
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on Wednesday a plea by Uddhav Thackeray against the Election Commission of India (ECI) decision recognising the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena.
Senior advocate…
‘Pushtaini or Gair-Pushtaini’: SC says landowners can’t be discriminated against…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court ruled that the classification of land as 'Pushtaini' (ancestral) and 'Gair-Pushtaini' (non-ancestral) for the purpose of compensation for land acquired by the Greater Noida authority would be "bad in law, and…
SC : When marriage void, cruelty charge against husband, family not sustainable
New Delhi : The Supreme Court has ruled that conviction of a husband and his relatives for cruelty to the wife under Section 498A of the IPC (husband or relative of the husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) would not be sustainable…
Supreme Court agrees to examine on Friday Congress leader’s plea on Adani-Hindenburg row
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine on Friday a plea by a Congress leader seeking probe against Adani Group of companies in view of the Hindenburg report, and also an investigation into the role of the Life…
Supreme Court dismisses petition against delimitation in J&K
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed delimitation of Assembly and parliamentary constituencies in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and comprising Justice A.S. Oka…
SC grants anticipatory bail to 85% disabled accused in cheating case
New Delhi : The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to an accused, who is 85 per cent disabled, in a case pertaining to allegations of cheating and criminal breach of trust.
A bench comprising Krishna Murari and Ahsannuddin…
‘Executives must be given opportunity to put up case’: SC on verdict refusing…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on Centre's plea to review the two judgments of 2011, in which a provision of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) (now repealed) was read down to…
‘Stretching it too much’, SC on hate speech claims against Madras HC judge appointment
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it has a fairly robust scrutiny process and petitioners may be stretching it too much, as their counsel questioned the recommendation to appoint Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri as an additional…
Supreme Court gets five new judges
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday got five new judges. Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud administered the oath of office to Justices Pankaj Mithal, Sanjay Karol, P.V. Sanjay Kumar, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Manoj Misra as judges…