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India currently uses data from NASA satellites that pass twice a day over the region. New Delhi: Supreme Court ordered 24×7 data on stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana after farmers started timing the crop burning with the overpass of NASA satellites over the region, a problem first highlighted by NDTV two weeks ago. The…
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Supreme Court said it has no hesitation in holding there is nothing on record to suggest offences New Delhi: The Supreme Court has cautioned lower courts to ensure that distant relatives of husbands are not unnecessarily implicated in criminal cases filed at the instance of wives, alleging domestic cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian…
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New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna today said the role of judiciary is directly linked to democracy and underscored that it has been made possible only by the guidelines laid out by the constitution. Speaking on the occasion of the 75th constitution day, the Chief Justice dubbed the constitution as a “living,…
All schools in the NCR had shifted to online lessons on October 18. New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday directed government, private and civic body-run schools to conduct classes in “hybrid mode” – online and offline – with immediate effect, after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) announced relaxations under the Graded Response…
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New Delhi: In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Monday quashed the government orders facilitating preferential land allotments to MPs, MLAs, bureaucrats, judges and journalists within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits, saying the distribution of state largesse was “capricious” and “irrational”. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta held…
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New Delhi: Routinely ordering the CBI to take over probes not only leads to an “unimaginable burden” on the premier investigative agency, but also has a “very serious and far-reaching demoralising impact” on the officers of the state police, the Supreme Court on Monday highlighted. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan made…
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Two women were arrested during the protests outside RG Kar Hospital in September. The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged torture of two women, who were arrested in September during protests against the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and…
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Kolkata: Dissenting judgments were vociferously advocated as a means of facilitating a culture of debate today by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court. At an event or organised in Kolkata by The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Justice Dipankar Dutta highlighted why these comprise an important element of the judicial system. “We…
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New Delhi: Former Chief Justice of India UU Lalit told NDTV today that while it is true that bail is right and jail exception, certain factors should be kept in mind while deciding on bail for arrested people. Everything has to be done within the ambit of the law, said Justice Lalit, the 49th Chief…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said the State cannot be permitted to acquire citizens’ land without paying appropriate compensation. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan observed that though the right to property was no longer a fundamental right, it was still a constitutional right. The supreme court dismissed…
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