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Urban homeless: SC pulls up UP & WB, summons chief secretaries

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The Supreme Court today pulled up governments of Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal for showing “lack of concern” over the issue of providing shelter to urban homeless in their states and asked their chief secretaries to appear before it. The top court, after going through the affidavit filed by Uttar Pradesh, observed it was quite […]

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SC Constitution bench to hear pleas against Aadhaar tomorrow

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The Supreme Court today said that a five-judge constitution bench would hear tomorrow pleas seeking an interim stay on the Centre’s decision directing mandatory linking of Aadhaar with various government schemes and welfare measures. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said that the larger bench […]

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Not much headway made in Rajiv murder conspiracy probe: SC

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The Supreme Court today said the CBI-led investigation in the larger conspiracy behind the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi does not appear to have achieved “much headway”. The apex court referred to the reports filed before it by the CBI and observed that the investigation by the Multi Disciplinary Monitoring Agency (MDMA) could […]

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No reason to resist setting up of tribunal on Mahanadi: SC

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The Supreme Court today told the Centre that there was “no valid purpose” in resisting the setting up of a tribunal to deal with the dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the Mahanadi river water-sharing dispute. The court said it was “disappointed” that the Centre had not yet issued a notification on the constitution of […]

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Explore linking live feed of court proceeding with grid: SC

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The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to look into the possibility of connecting live video recordings of court proceedings with National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG). The top court also asked the Centre to consider a provision for installing CCTV cameras in consultation with the appropriate superior authority of the concerned court or tribunal in […]

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SC dismisses plea against bail to trustees of Ryan

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The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging the anticipatory bail granted to three trustees of the Ryan International Group in connection with the killing of a student in the school premises. A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and A M Sapre said the “petition is dismissed.” The court had earlier reserved the order […]

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Karti moves SC against CBI summon in Aircel-Maxis case

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Karti Chidambaram, son of Congress leader P Chidambaram, today moved Supreme Court challenging the summons issued by the CBI against him in the Aircel-Maxis deal case. The top court said it will hear the matter in the second week of January. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D […]

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Ad hoc measures unsufficient, prepare detailed plan on Taj: SC

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The Supreme Court today said “ad hoc” measures are not enough to preserve the Taj Mahal for “a few hundred years” and directed the UP government to prepare a comprehensive document with a futuristic vision to protect the historic 17th century mausoleum for future generations. A bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta […]

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SC to examine 157-yr-old law on adultery punishing only men

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The Supreme Court today agreed to examine the constitutional validity of a colonial era law on adultery which punishes only the man even though the woman, with whom he has had consensual sex, may be an equal partner. The top court also said if the husband gives consent for sexual intercourse between his wife and […]

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SC seeks comprehensive report for long-term protection of Taj

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The Supreme Court today sought a detailed and comprehensive document to protect the medieval era monument Taj Mahal for at least the next 100 years. Terming as “ad hoc”, the measures enumerated by the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) authority in its affidavit, a bench headed by Justice M B Lokur said the document submitted was […]

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SC irked over spate of incidents of lawyers’ shouting in court

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Some recent incidents of senior lawyers trying to outshout each other and allegedly attempting to browbeat judges during high-profile hearings today irked the Supreme Court, which said shouting will “not be tolerated at any cost”. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which was hearing a legal question whether a Parsi woman […]

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Centre willing to extend deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhar

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The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it was willing to extend till March 31 next year the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar for availing various services and welfare schemes. The Supreme Court now will be setting up a five-judge Constitution Bench next week to hear several pleas seeking an interim stay […]

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