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The Supreme Court today accepted the request for an urgent hearing on a petition challenging the decision to exclude the Chief Justice of India from the panel that selects election commissioners. Justice Sanjeev Khanna told advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioner Association for Democratic Reforms, that they have got a message from the Chief…
SBI is India’s largest banking institution (File). New Delhi: The State Bank of India on Tuesday evening submitted data about electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India, in line with a stern order from the Supreme Court. The data will be collated and released by the poll panel by 5 pm Friday, as the court…
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The plea was filed by ‘Legal Attorneys and Barristers Law Firm.’ New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to Parliament to repeal the penal law provisions enabling the jail authorities to keep prisoners in solitary confinement. “How can we direct Parliament to repeal a provision?” a bench comprising…
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The bench said the complainant can give the format of the apology to Arvind Kejriwal. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has challenged a Delhi High Court order upholding the summons issued to him as an accused in a criminal defamation case, whether he wanted to give…
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The poll body has been asked by the court to make this data public on its website by Friday. New Delhi: The Election Commission is likely to make the electoral bonds data public on its website soon after the expected disclosure by the State Bank of India. The Supreme Court today ordered the State Bank…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday red-flagged a Madras High Court decision to not consider the downloading of child pornography as a crime. A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud issued notice to the Tamil Nadu Police and the accused in this case. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea challenging the High…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed the SBI’s petition seeking more time to submit details on electoral bonds. A bench led by DY Chandrachud has asked the bank to submit the information by tomorrow evening. Here Are Supreme Court’s Top 5 Quotes The submissions of the SBI sufficiently indicate that the information is readily…
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SBI is India’s largest banking institution (File). New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday came down strongly on the State Bank of India for “wilful disobedience” of last month’s order – that data about donors and recipients of electoral bonds be released by March 6. In a significant development, the court warned SBI of contempt…
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The appointment of two Election Commissioners, expected later this week, faces a new challenge in the Supreme Court. A Congress leader from Madhya Pradesh has filed a petition citing a 2023 order to restrain the government from appointing the Election Commissioners. The two posts of Election Commissioners fell vacant after the latest resignation of Arun…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a petition by six rebel Congress MLAs of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday. The MLAs — who cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh — had challenged their disqualification by the Speaker. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta and Prashant Kumar Mishra will hear…
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