New Delhi, April 11 – Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Chairman of the Congress party's Law, Human Rights and RTI Department, announced that the interviews for shortlisted applicants for the INC Legal Fellowship will be completed by Sunday.Commenting on the overwhelming response to the fellowship...
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New Delhi, April 11 Supreme Court Judge Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah said on Saturday that the increasing backlog of cases in India cannot be solely attributed to judges, observing that delays in the justice delivery system are often influenced by the way lawyers argue and conduct cases."There...
New Delhi, April 11 – A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking the cancellation of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, alleging large-scale voter bribery through cash, gifts, liquor, and other inducements by major political parties, and accusing the Election Commission...
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New Delhi, April 10 – The Supreme Court on Friday declined to grant bail to suspended Punjab Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Harcharan Singh Bhullar in a corruption case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), but granted him the liberty to re-file his plea if the...
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New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking directions to the Centre to take steps to facilitate the safe repatriation of 26 Indian citizens who are alleged to have been detained in Russia and forced to fight in the ongoing war with Ukraine.Taking note of the...
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New Delhi, April 10 Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma, who was facing scrutiny after large sums of burnt currency notes were recovered from his residence here last year, has submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, rendering any impeachment proceedings against him futile...
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New Delhi, April 9 – The Union government reiterated before the Supreme Court on Thursday that the restrictions at the Sabarimala temple are not based on gender discrimination, arguing that several temples across the country impose practices that are either male- or female-centric, based on...
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New Delhi, April 9 The Supreme Court observed on Thursday that Hinduism would be negatively affected and society would be divided if temples and "mutts" restricted entry based on sect and denominations within a religion.A nine-judge constitutional bench, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant...
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New Delhi, April 9 Everyone should have access to all temples and "maths," and excluding a particular denomination will negatively affect Hinduism and divide society, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.The remark came from a nine-judge bench of the Constitution bench while hearing petitions...
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New Delhi, April 8 The Indian Constitution does not allow judicial review based on "constitutional morality" to decide essential religious practices and beliefs, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Centre emphasized that previous verdicts on decriminalizing consensual gay sex and...
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New Delhi, April 8 The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre how people who are not devotees of Lord Ayyappa could challenge the customs of the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.The remark was made by a nine-judge Constitution bench hearing petitions related to discrimination against women at...
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New Delhi, April 8 The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the two landmark judgments decriminalizing adultery and same-sex consensual relationships were based on a subjective interpretation of "constitutional morality" and should be declared as "not a good law".This submission was...
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Jaipur, April 8 – Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot accused the BJP-led state government of pushing Rajasthan towards a "constitutional crisis" on Wednesday by failing to conduct elections to village councils and urban local bodies for over a year.In a strongly worded statement, Gehlot said...
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New Delhi, April 7 – Urging the Supreme Court to reconsider the 2018 Sabarimala judgment permitting entry of women of all age groups into the temple, the Union government told a nine-judge Constitution Bench on Tuesday that notions of “patriarchy” and “gender stereotypes” are alien to Indian...
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New Delhi, April 7 The Centre vehemently argued before the Supreme Court that the issue of restricting the entry of women aged between 10 and 50 years into the Sabarimala temple falls within the domain of religious faith and denominational autonomy, and is beyond the scope of judicial review.A...
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New Delhi, April 7 The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that voluntary retirement is not merely an act of leaving or discontinuing service, but rather a distinct right of an employee that is available upon completion of the requisite number of years of service.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari...
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New Delhi, April 7 The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a plea by the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHCAA) president, Yatin Oza, against a high court verdict convicting and sentencing him for making scandalous remarks against the state judiciary.The high court had...
New Delhi, April 7 Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan, in his order rejecting the opposition's notice to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, stated that while the allegations are relevant for political debate, they do not prima facie meet the high...
New Delhi, April 7 A woman cannot be treated as "untouchable" for three days in a month and then cease to be considered untouchable on the fourth day, Supreme Court judge B.V. Nagarathna remarked on Tuesday.The remark came while a nine-judge bench was hearing petitions related to...
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Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 With the assembly elections just a day away, the BJP in Kerala on Tuesday criticized both the ruling LDF and the opposition UDF over their stance on the Sabarimala issue, accusing them of taking a "U-turn" on the entry of young women into the hill shrine.Addressing...
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