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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to Delhi Police on a bail plea filed by Bibhav Kumar, an aide of Aam Aadmi Party boss and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Mr Kumar was arrested in May after allegations of assault, inside Mr Kejriwal’s home, by AAP MP Swati Maliwal. The next hearing has…
New Delhi: A seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today okayed sub-classification within Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories to provide reservation in jobs and education for the more marginalised among backward communities. The landmark verdict was passed by the bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud by a 6:1 majority, with…
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Centre said any such order asking to pay dues with retrospective effect will have a “multi-polar” impact. New Delhi: The Centre today opposed in the Supreme Court a plea of the mineral-rich states seeking refund of the royalty levied by it on mines and mineral-bearing land since 1989, saying any such order asking it to…
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The Supreme Court also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the Centre New Delhi: The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Centre on Tuesday for failing to take any decision for years on the pension payable to retired regular captains of the Army in accordance with the One Rank One Pension (OROP)…
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The Delhi High Court had granted divorce to Kunal Kapur in April this year New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed a Delhi High Court order granting divorce to celebrity chef Kunal Kapur after his estranged wife moved the top court. A Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti, while staying the divorce yesterday,…
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The Supreme Court said the PIL was filed by a lawyer and not by aggrieved students. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL challenging the government’s decision to cancel the UGC-NET examination following alleged question paper leak. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday flagged the “sorry state” of a detention centre in Assam that house individuals whose citizenship is unclear and foreigners waiting to be deported. The court said it was troubled by the lack of water and sanitation facilities, and non-functioning toilets. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice…
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The Supreme Court has given the centre and Bengal and Kerala governors three weeks (File). New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the centre and secretaries to the governors of Bengal and Kerala, on the basis of pleas – long-standing and frequent – by the states, claiming delays in granting assent to…
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New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government has firmly opposed petitions challenging its directive requiring shop owners along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their names prominently. In a detailed submission to the Supreme Court, the state government said that the directive was issued to ensure a peaceful and orderly pilgrimage. The Kanwar Yatra, an annual…
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Justice Nagarathna was the lone judge on the bench who did not concur with the majority verdict. New Delhi: In a dissenting verdict, Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna on Thursday said if the power to levy taxes on mineral resources are given to the states, there would be “breakdown of the federal system” as…