Tag: Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Upholds Decision to Revoke Article 370: Impact and Debates
Supreme Court : In a monumental decision, the Supreme Court upheld the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, triggering widespread reactions across the nation. Following this landmark verdict by the Supreme Court on Monday (December 11th), intense debates echoed in the Parliament. Unveiling the Core Discussion: Amit Shah’s Statements Especially in the Upper…
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SC dismisses petition against election of DMK MP Kanimozhi in 2019 LS polls
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed in the Madras High Court against the election of DMK MP Kanimozhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. A bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela Trivedi allowed the appeal filed by the Kanimozhi against the Madras High Court order, which declined to dismiss petitions challenging…
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Attitude of cops shockingly rude, emboldens perpetrators of sexual harassment: Women wrestlers to SC
Seven women wrestlers have told the Supreme Court that it is crucial that police take all complaints of sexual harassment seriously and register FIRs promptly and not create yet another obstacle by delaying the registration. However, the attitude of the police was shockingly rude towards the complainants. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued notice to…
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Not above law, tender unconditional apology: SC to ex-IPL commissioner Lalit Modi
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the former IPL commissioner, Lalit Modi to tender an unconditional apology on social media and also in leading national newspapers over his remarks against the judiciary in a social media post. A bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and C.T. Ravikumar was hearing a contempt petition filed by senior advocate…
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‘RSS members victims, not perpetrators’: SC junks TN’s plea against RSS march across state
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the RSS to conduct a route march across Tamil Nadu, as it dismissed a plea by Tamil Nadu government challenging the Madras High Court orders in this regard. A bench of Justices V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal noted that the law and order cases cited by the Tamil Nadu…
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Amit Shah slams Congress: Autocracy of one family is in danger
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday mounted a blistering attack on the Congress saying “not democracy but autocracy of one family is in danger.” Speaking at the inaugural function of the Kaushambhi Mahotsav, the minister said, “They (Congress) say democracy is in danger. It is not democracy that is in danger, it is your…
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Sena (UBT) worker attacked: Thackeray seeks ‘coward’ Fadnavis’ resignation, action on Thane CoP
Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray demanded the resignation of Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis – who holds the home department – and suspension or transfer of Thane Commissioner of Police Jai Jeet Singh, here on Tuesday. Thackeray, along with his wife Rashmi and son Aditya Thackeray, rushed to Thane where a…
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Supreme Court: ‘Consumer courts can’t decide cases involving tortious acts
The Supreme Court has said that consumer courts cannot decide complaints involving highly disputed questions of facts or the cases involving tortious acts or criminality like fraud or cheating. A bench comprising justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi said: “The proceedings before the commission being summary in nature, the complaints involving highly disputed questions…
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SC clubs, transfers FIRs against Congress leader Pawan Khera to Lucknow
The Supreme Court on Monday clubbed the FIRs registered against Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, in connection with his comments against the prime minister, at Assam and Varanasi and transferred them to Lucknow. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Uttar Pradesh and Assam governments, contended that no remorse has been shown by Khera over his comments…