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Obama to nominate Indian-American judge on US Supreme Court?

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Sri Srinivasan could become the first Indian-American to be on the bench of the US Supreme Court after conservative icon Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden death gave rise to speculation that President Barack Obama may nominate the judge who enjoys impeccable bipartisan support. Chandigarh-born Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan, 48, tops the list of prospective justice to the […]

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NGT clears decks for Hubli-Ankola railway line in Karnataka

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Decks have been cleared for the controversial Hubli-Ankola railway line, cutting across the eco-sensitive Western Ghats in Karnataka, with the National Green Tribunal giving its nod to Railways to approach the state government. The order assumes significance as Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) last year had disapproved the 168-km rail link project, conceived in […]

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Sandeep Pandey challenges expulsion from BHU; HC seeks reply

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The Allahabad High Court today asked the BHU authorities to file a counter affidavit on a petition filed by Magsaysay Award-winning social activist Sandeep Pandey, who was recently sacked as a visiting faculty member for alleged “anti-national activities”. A Division Bench comprising Justice V K Shukla and Justice M C Tripathi asked the respondent authorities […]

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Pass order on sea cucumber trade plea: Madras HC to Centre

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The Madras High Court has directed central government authorities to pass orders on a representation made by an association seeking a direction to revoke the ban on fishing and trade in sea cucumber (holothurians). Justice R Subbaiah, before whom the petition filed by Nagai Seafoods Catching Association, came up, directed the Union Ministry of Agriculture […]

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Madras HC quashes narcotics bureau order on poppy seeds

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Madras High Court has set aside an order of the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) in Gwalior regarding division of merchants over import of poppy seeds for cooking use. Justice M M Sundresh set aside the order allowing a petition from city-based Sri Adinath Traders challenging the September 14, 2015 order of the CBN. The […]

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Madras HC moved over disappearance of Dalit mechanic

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A Madras High Court Benchhere today ordered police to produce a Dalit mechanic in the court and set him at liberty, on a petition by his wife, who has alleged that the police took no action to find him despite her filing a missing complaint. Passing interim orders on a habeas corpus petition by K […]

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Follow gov advisory on ‘Devadasis’: SC to states, UTs

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Terming the practice as “undesired and unhealthy”, the Supreme Court today asked all states and union territories (UTs) to strictly follow the Centre’s advisory on checking the practice of forcing young girls to serve as ‘Devadasis’. A bench comprising Justices F M I Kalifullah and S A Bobde took on record the advisory of the […]

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SC to examine issue of women’s entry in Sabarimala

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If god does not discriminate between men and women, why should discrimination exist in temples, the Supreme Court asked today as it said it would examine the issue of entry ban on women of menstrual age in the historic Sabarimala temple on the basis of constitutional parameters. “We want to test this on constitutional parameters,” the […]

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PIL in Delhi HC for payment of arrears of EDMC employees

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A plea was today filed in the Delhi High Court by Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) seeking directions to the AAP government and EDMC to release arrears of the corporation’s employees. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath tagged the matter with the other pleas seeking payment of salary of […]

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Goa terror suspect gets bail

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Terror suspect Sameer Sardana was today granted bail by a local court after the prosecution said he could not be linked to any militant group though he was found in possession of “incriminating documents which endangered national security”. The Dehradun-based man, son of a retired Major General, was being investigated by Goa’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) […]

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SC refuses to restrain states from banning mobile internet

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The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to restrain states from banning mobile internet, saying that such steps are necessary to maintain law and order. A Bench of R Banumathi and Chief Justice T S Thakurdismissed an appeal challenging a judgment of the Gujarat High Court which had upheld the ban on mobile internet under section 144 […]

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PIL seeking direction to EC on polls dismissed

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A PIL seeking to direct the Election Commission, under the overall supervision of Governors of the respective state governments, take control of government machinery from the date of election notification till declaration of elections results, was disposed by the Madras High Court today. The bench, comprising Justices S Manikumar and C T Selvam, disposed of the […]

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