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‘Need To Safeguard Judiciary From Unwarranted Pressures’: 21 Judges Write To CJI Chandrachud
On Sunday (14th April), a group of 21 retired judges from the Supreme Court and the High Courts wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India, expressing profound concern about what they see as escalating efforts to undermine the credibility and independence of the… Read More
Patanjali Case: Should SC Be Using Street-Level Language?
This is not the first time the higher judiciary has made outrageous comments in the cases coming up before it. Sometimes, the limitations of the English language seem to be coming in the way of their Lordships (in this case, a Ladyship, too) in giving… Read More
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Constitutionally Legitimate, Legally Correct: Supreme Court On Demonetisation
Supreme Court verdict on Demonetisation: “कोस-कोस पर बदले पानी, चार कोस पर वाणी और पेट काट के पैसे जोड़े घर घर की नारी” is a classical illustration of the ‘true picture’ of India. The lines depict the state of affairs of every household in the… Read More
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Kerala Bankrupt: Supreme Court Blames Kerala For Its Financial Woes
On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected Kerala’s request for immediate relief, attributing the state’s financial woes to its mishandling of funds. Kerala’s plea for increased borrowing was turned down, and the court referred the state’s challenge against the Centre’s borrowing restrictions to a Constitution bench… Read More
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Electoral Bonds: ECI Releases Updated Data With Alphanumeric Codes Provided By SBI To Ensure Transparency
The Election Commission, in compliance with the directives of the Supreme Court, has released the latest electoral bond data submitted by the State Bank of India. This updated data includes unique alphanumeric codes aimed at facilitating the matching of purchasers with the political parties that… Read More
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‘Entire Country Taken For A Ride’: SC Bans Patanjali Ads
On Saturday (27th February), the Supreme Court imposed a temporary ban on Patanjali Ayurved’s advertisements until further order. The court also issued a contempt notice to its founders Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balakrishna for flouting the court’s November orders regarding the ‘misleading claims advertisements’ of… Read More
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How Can A Political Party Occupy Land Allotted To The High Court: Supreme Court Slams AAP
On 13th February (Tuesday), the Supreme Court slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) when it was informed that the party had ‘encroached’ on the land in Delhi that was allocated for the Delhi High Court. The court expressed displeasure that the AAP political office, located… Read More
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‘Should Children Of IAS-IPS Officers Continue To Get Reservation Benefits?’ Justice BR Gavai Asks As Supreme Court
On Tuesday (6th February), the Supreme Court stated that people in the backward castes who were eligible for reservation and have benefited from it should move out from the reserved category to allow others who remained backward to benefit from affirmative action. On Tuesday, the… Read More
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It’s Raining Bad News For DMK
Hearing a petition by Tamil Nadu Revenue minister K K S S R Ramachandran, a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Hrishikesh Roy ruled that the Madras High Court could hear the suo moto revisions against Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) ministers. Read more at:… Read More
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Centre Tells SC That AMU Is A National University And It Can’t Claim Minority Status
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) cannot be considered a minority institution since it has a national character. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on 10th January delivered the Centre’s written comments before the seven-judge Constitution Bench, which began hearing the… Read More
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SC Rejects Yet Another Congress Plea Against EVMs For Lok Sabha Elections
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea requesting disclosure of the unique identity number of electronic voting machines (EVMs) for first level checking (FLC) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, as reported by Indian Express. The plea, which challenged the Delhi High Court's previous dismissal,… Read More
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Supreme Court Issues Notice To Udhayanidhi Stalin For ‘Eradicate Sanatana Dharma’ Remarks
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi today (22 September) issued notices to Udhayanidhi Stalin, the Tamil Nadu government and others regarding his remarks calling for the eradication of Sanatana Dharma by comparing with diseases like dengue, malaria and corona.… Read More
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Will Not Apologise For Modi Surname Remark, There Is No ‘Modi Samaj’: Rahul Gandhi In His Rejoinder Affidavit
On Wednesday, the 2nd of August, Congress leader and Former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi filed a rejoinder affidavit in the Supreme Court in relation to his appeal against his disqualification from the parliament. In the affidavit, he reiterated that he will not apologise for his… Read More
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Woke Teen Approached The Supreme Court To Make Them Gender Neutral, Was Made To Forget His Pronouns!
Of late, a woke teen recently approached the esteemed Supreme Court with a demand to make the Constitution of India gender neutral. Little did this young crusader know that the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha were ready to burst their… Read More
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Supreme Court Upholds Tamil Nadu Law Allowing Jallikattu And Similar Ones Made By Karnataka And Maharashtra
Each and every event of Jallikattu is conducted during the Pongal festival as thanksgiving for a good harvest and subsequent festivals are conducted in temples. This shows that the event has great cultural and spiritual significance.” Read more at: https://swarajyamag.com/news-headlines/supreme-court-upholds-tamil-nadu-law-allowing-jallikattu Read More
