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Supreme Court Order On Petitions Seeking VVPAT Slips’ Complete Count

April 24, 2024 admin

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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Can’t Deny Child-Care Leaves To Mother Of Disabled Child: Supreme Court

April 23, 2024 admin

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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Centre Moves Supreme Court Seeking Modification Of 2012 Verdict

April 22, 2024 admin

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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Supreme Court Notice To Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan’s Killers Over Bail Plea

April 22, 2024 admin

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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Minor Rape Survivor Allowed To Abort

April 22, 2024 admin

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…

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Supreme Court To Hear Plea Of Teen Rape Survivor To Abort 28-Week Pregnancy

April 21, 2024 admin

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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Supreme Court Adjourns Ramdev’s Plea For Clubbing Of Cases To July

April 19, 2024 admin

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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Supreme Court To Petitioners On EVM

April 18, 2024 admin

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…

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“There Has To Be Sanctity,” Supreme Court Tells Election Body In VVPAT Case

April 18, 2024 admin

New Delhi: There has to be sanctity in the electoral process, the Supreme Court told the Election Commission of India today, asking the poll body to explain in detail the steps followed to ensure free and fair polls. “This is (an) electoral process. There has to be sanctity. Let nobody have apprehension that something which is…

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Poll Officer Who Tampered Chandigarh Ballots Apologises To Supreme Court

April 5, 2024 admin

The bench said it will hear the matter in the second week of July. New Delhi: The returning officer for the Chandigarh mayoral polls, Anil Masih, on Friday tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court for making a false statement that the ballots were invalid. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Mr Masih, told…

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