Attorney General R Venkataramani grants consent to SCBA’s contempt plea against Nikhil Wagle, Sanjay Raut over remarks on CJI Surya Kant

Attorney General for India R Venkataramani has granted consent to the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against journalist Nikhil Wagle and Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya…

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Supreme Court lists Tarun Tejpal’s appeal against 10-Year sentence in 2013 rape case for final hearing on November 3

The Supreme Court has scheduled for November 3 the final hearing of former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal’s appeal challenging his conviction and 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence in the 2013 rape…

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Supreme Court seeks responses from ECI, CEC on Rahul Gandhi, INDIA Bloc leaders challenge to SIR voter deletions

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on a plea filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other…

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Supreme Court issues notice to ECI, CEC on Rahul Gandhi, INDIA Bloc leaders plea against SIR

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi on a…

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Palika Bazar vendors move Delhi High Court to estrain CJP protest at Connaught Place, cite threat to livelihood

Street vendors operating at Delhi’s Palika Bazar have approached the Delhi High Court seeking urgent intervention to prevent the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) from holding a proposed demonstration at Central…

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Supreme Court Petition challenges de-notification of Jantar Mantar as designated protest site

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi Police’s decision to withdraw Jantar Mantar’s status as a designated protest venue, contending that shifting demonstrations to…

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Supreme Court upholds Madras High Court ruling denying backward class Muslim status to Hindu converts

The Supreme Court has upheld the Madras High Court’s decision that a person converting from Hinduism to Islam cannot automatically claim reservation benefits under the Backward Class (Muslim) category on…

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Delhi High Court refuses urgent hearing to journalist booked under SC/ST Act over alleged remarks against police officer

The Delhi High Court on Thursday declined to grant an urgent hearing to a woman journalist and two others seeking relief in connection with an FIR registered against them under…

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