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The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking a directive to the Centre to halt the caste census. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, dismissed the petition, which also sought a directive for the Centre to formulate policies to...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to stop the caste census, and criticized the petitioner for the language used in the public interest litigation (PIL)."You have used inappropriate language in your petition. Who wrote this...

Panaji, April 8 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday declared the Election Commission of India's notification for the Ponda Assembly by-election as "null and void," effectively cancelling the April 9 poll.Justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit Jamsandekar of the Goa bench of the HC passed the order...

Panaji, April 8 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday declared the Election Commission of India's notification for the Ponda Assembly by-election as "null and void," effectively cancelling the April 9 poll.Justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit Jamsandekar of the Goa bench of the HC passed the order...

New Delhi, April 1 A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed the criminal defamation complaint filed by the wife of former AAP MLA Somnath Bharti against Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.In an order, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal said, "I do not see any reason to proceed...

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday declared that a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste community who converts to a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism loses their Scheduled Caste status from the moment of conversion, regardless of their birth.A bench of...

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that no person professing a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism can be considered a member of a Scheduled Caste.A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and NV Anjaria, upholding an order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a ruling by the Andhra Pradesh High Court, stating that a person who has converted to Christianity and continues to profess and practice the faith cannot claim the status of a Scheduled Caste.A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra...

New Delhi, March 23 The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld an order quashing the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)'s decision to appoint an ad hoc committee to take over the affairs of Ski and Snowboard India.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, while dealing with the...

Lucknow, March 20 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday held that ad hoc service cannot be ignored when considering employees for promotion, provided the initial appointment was made through a lawful process and the employee has served continuously.A division bench comprising...

New Delhi, March 18 A court here has acquitted two men in a case related to the 2020 Delhi riots, stating that it would be unsafe to rely on the testimonies of the two police witnesses as there is serious doubt about the claim that they were present together at the incident site.Furthermore...

New Delhi, March 17 The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking a national holiday on the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh's, birth anniversary, which is celebrated as 'Prakash Parv'.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said it was not inclined to entertain the plea of...

New Delhi, March 17 The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking a national holiday on the birthday of Guru Govind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru, which is celebrated as Prakash Uday.A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said it was not inclined to entertain the plea of All...

New Delhi, March 12 Former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar hailed the Supreme Court's historic order allowing the passive euthanasia of a 32-year-old man, stating that it decisively affirms the individual's right to end a state of vegetative existence.In a statement, he said that by...

New Delhi, March 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to formulate a no-fault compensation policy for serious adverse events following Covid-19 vaccination.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said that the existing mechanism for monitoring adverse events following...