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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the bail plea of activist Jyoti Jagtap, who is an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, would be heard together with a separate pending petition filed by the NIA challenging the bail granted to one of the co-accused. The Supreme Court had in September last year…
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Supreme Court to soon form a committee to amicably resolve the grievances of farmers “for all times” New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said it would soon constitute a multi-member committee to amicably resolve the grievances of farmers “for all times”. A bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, which…
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CBI officials investigate the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case. Kolkata: The CBI today submitted its status report to the Supreme Court on the progress of the investigation into the rape and murder of a woman doctor in state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, and as per sources the agency…
The court was considerate of the fact that the man has been in a vegetative state for 11 years. New Delhi: Describing the case as a “very hard one”, the Supreme Court sought the Centre’s response on Tuesday on a plea of a couple whose 30-year-old son has been lying in a vegetative state in…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s appeal that the doctors return to work notwithstanding, the protesting doctors of the country are not ready to relent. The court, which initiated a hearing on the massive row today, had tried to balance security of doctors with patient care, calling for a national protocol for safety at workplaces. But…
Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking directions to declare the caste system unconstitutional. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking directions to declare the caste system unconstitutional. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said no case for interference was made out. “The Constitution as originally drafted refers to the Scheduled…
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Supreme Court dismissed a PIL on the caste system New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking a direction to declare the caste system unconstitutional. The petitioner who filed the public interest litigation (PIL) told a bench of the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud that the caste system is “violative of the…
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Aruna Shanbaug died on May 18 in 2015 after contracting pneumonia. New Delhi: While hearing the Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder case today, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud referenced the 1973 Aruna Shanbaug incident to highlight brutal attacks on women doctors over the years. CJI Chandrachud said due to ingrained patriarchal biases, women doctors are targeted…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has urged doctors to resume their duties amid nationwide strikes by medics against the rape and murder of a woman doctor at a Kolkata hospital. The absence of doctors affects the section of society that needs medical care, said a bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. “Since…
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A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud is hearing the Kolkata rape and murder case (File) New Delhi: The brutal murder and rape case of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, which has sent shockwaves across the country, has reached the Supreme Court. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud is…