Supreme Court quashes NSA detention of Sambhal violence accused, imposes ₹10 lakh cost on UP Government

The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the preventive detention of Mulla Afroz, an accused in the 2024 Sambhal violence, holding that the Uttar Pradesh Government could not have based his…

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Kunal Kamra moves Supreme Court to intervene in Legislative privileges reference, says free speech cannot yield to unfettered privilege

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has moved the Supreme Court seeking intervention in the Constitution Bench proceedings examining the constitutional contours of legislative privileges, contending that the exercise of such privileges…

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Supreme Court to hear plea challenging CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s alleged unilateral exercise of ECI powers next week

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week a petition questioning the manner in which the Election Commission of India has allegedly taken certain decisions under Chief Election…

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Manipur NH-2 blockade removed, essential supplies restored; Supreme Court disposes Kuki women’s PIL

The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation concerning the blockade of National Highway-2 in Manipur after the State government informed the Court that the highway had…

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Supreme Court directs Bihar, Jharkhand to pay ₹1 Lakh each to eligible daily-wage workers in long-pending dues case

The Supreme Court has brought closure to a long-pending dispute concerning unpaid dues of workers engaged by five now-defunct State-owned corporations in the erstwhile State of Bihar, directing Bihar and…

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