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The two-judge bench delivered concurrent but separate judgments. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today rejected petitions seeking complete verification of votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). Here are the Supreme Court’s top quotes: Verification of votes is not a fundamental right. On completion of the symbol loading…
Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said we regard property as something of holding in trust New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Constitution intended to bring about a “sense of social transformation” and it would be “dangerous” to say that the private property of an individual cannot be regarded as material resources of community…
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The court had said that the electoral process has to have sanctity New Delhi: The Supreme Court will today pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking directions to tally Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the elections. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and…
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The child care leave sub-serves an important constitutional objective, Supreme Court said. New Delhi: Observing the issue as “serious”, the Supreme Court on Monday held that denying child-care leaves to a mother who is taking care of a child with disabilities, would violate the constitutional duty of the State to ensure equal participation of women…
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The Centre’s application was moved by Attorney General R Venkataramani. New Delhi: More than 12 years after it was delivered, the Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its verdict in the 2G spectrum case which said the State was duty bound to adopt the auction route while transferring or alienating the…
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The Delhi Police and the convicts have been given four weeks to respond. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued notices to both the Delhi Police and the four convicts – Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Singh Malik, and Ajay Kumar in the Soumya Vushwanathan murder case. This action comes in response to a plea…
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The Supreme Court has allowed a 14-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 30-week pregnancy, overturning an order by the Bombay High Court. The court called it an “exceptional case” and allowed the abortion on the basis of a hospital report. Indian law requires the court’s permission to undergo abortion beyond 24 weeks of pregnancy. A…
Supreme Court ordered her medical examination on April 19. (Representational) New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of a 14-year-old alleged rape survivor, seeking termination of her 28-week pregnancy. As per the Supreme Court’s website, a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala will…
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Ramdev approached the top court seeking protection. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned for July the hearing of a plea filed by yoga guru Ramdev to club FIRs lodged against him in different states over his alleged remarks that allopathy cannot cure Covid-19. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and SVN Bhatti granted…
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The seven-phase Lok Sabha polls begin on April 19. New Delhi: Underscoring the importance of voter satisfaction and trust in the electoral system, the Supreme Court on Thursday told petitioners who sought its direction to go back to using ballot papers not to suspect the efficacy of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and appreciate if the…