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Need a CEC who can even take action against PM, says SC
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally observed that the need is for a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) who can even take action against the...
23 years after sentencing 4 of Rajiv Gandhi’s killers to death, SC has now released all 7 convicts
Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was killed by an LTTE suicide bomber at an election meeting in Tamil Nadu’s Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991.
In...
SC delivers split verdict on ‘Hijab in school’ demand instigated by PFI, CJI to decide
The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict on a clutch of petitions challenging the Karnataka government's February 5 order, prohibiting wearing of...
Now, SC decides to review the 2016 demonetisation decision
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the RBI to file comprehensive affidavits on the 2016 demonetisation decision and also keep the...
Judiciary entertains notorious ‘serial petitioner’ M.L. Sharma’s plea against Agnipath scheme
The Supreme Court on Tuesday transferred all the writ petitions challenging the Agnipath scheme for the armed forces before it to the Delhi High...
15-year-old gives birth in Mumbai, ‘husband’ arrested, search on for cleric – authorities hiding identity of accused?
A 27-year-old man from Mumbai has been arrested for 'marrying' and raping a minor girl. Local Agripada police station officials have not name the...
President pushes for better way to select judges than Collegium, bats for AIJS
President Ram Nath Kovind said on Saturday that it is incumbent upon the judges to exercise utmost discretion in their utterances inside courtrooms, as...
Allahabad HC finds oral sex with child ‘less serious’
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In a decision that has sent shock waves all around, the Allahabad High Court has lowered the penalty imposed by the Special Sessions Court...
Attempt to murder accused secure bail on willing to feed 5 SC/ST kids for 6 months
The list of interesting decisions by our courts just got longer. A district court in Bihar's Madhubani agreed to a bail plea of two...
“Constitution is our Bible, we can live and die for the Constitution:” Allahabad HC judge Pankaj Naqvi
Bharat's judiciary is a unique institution unmatched by any other in the entire world. Unlike other democracies where the judiciary is ultimately answerable to...