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Commitment By Parties In Poll Manifesto “Not Corrupt Practice”: Supreme Court

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Petitioner said five guarantees by Congress amount to corrupt practice. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that commitments made by political parties in their election manifestos will not amount to “corrupt practice” under the election laws. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and K V Viswanathan observed while dismissing a plea by a voter…

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Supreme Court Junks BJP Plea Over Ads Against TMC

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The Supreme Court also pulled up the poll body New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition – filed by the BJP – that challenged the Calcutta High Court order restraining the party to publish “derogatory” advertisements against Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress. “Why should we interfere, we have seen the advertisements and they are…

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“In An Election, Hands Off!” Supreme Court Adjourns Voter Turnout Data Plea

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The court has said pleas over Form 17C data will be heard after the election (File). New Delhi: The Supreme Court has adjourned – till after the Lok Sabha election – pleas seeking release of voter turnout data, including votes polled and/or rejected, within 48 hours of end of polling at each booth. The pleas…

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“No Obligation To Nation Building?” Supreme Court On Medical Students’ Plea

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The court has sought a reply from the Katrnataka government and others. New Delhi: Can a medical student about to graduate seek exemption from rendering one-year public rural service just because they have studied at a private medical college? The poser came from a Supreme Court vacation bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Sanjay Karol…

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Making Form 17C Data Public Will Cause Confusion Among Voters: Poll Body

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It said uploading of Form 17C on the website can lead to mischief. New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Wednesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying disclosure of voter turnout data based on Form 17C (records of votes polled in each polling station) will cause confusion among voters as it will…

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AIIMS To Examine Condition Of Woman Seeking Abortion Of 25-Week Foetus

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The bench said it will list the matter for next Monday. (Representational) New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here to constitute a medical board to ascertain the physical condition of a woman and her 25-week foetus she wants aborted citing financial constraints. A vacation bench…

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Probe Agency Opposes Hemant Soren’s Bail In Supreme Court

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Hemant Soren is currently in judicial custody and is lodged in Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Central Jail. New Delhi: Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren is actively attempting to subvert the probe into the money laundering case against him by “misusing state machinery”, the Enforcement Directorate told the Supreme Court on Monday and opposed his “special…

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In Supreme Court’s Order On Acquiring Private Property, A “Procedure” Caveat

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The bench said undue emphasis is laid on compensation to justify the power of compulsory acquisition. New Delhi: Compulsory acquisition of private properties will be unconstitutional if proper procedure is not established or followed before depriving a person of their right to property, the Supreme Court said on Thursday. In a significant verdict, the top…

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Supreme Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings In UP Religious Conversion Cases

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The police had said the accused were the “main perpetrators” of a mass religious conversion programme. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed criminal proceedings before a trial court in Uttar Pradesh over five cases lodged against the vice-chancellor of the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS) and others for alleged…

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