‘How do you dare [Secretary] do this? Who is this official? How can you threaten a person to come to this court? ‘Says CJI. The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu knowledge and issued a contempt notice against the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Secretary for intimidating Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab …
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A person belonging to a higher caste cannot be deprived of exercising his legal rights just because his opponent is a member of the SC / ST community, the Supreme Court has ruled. In a remarkable judgment on the interpretation of the law that protects SC / ST communities from …
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The Supreme Court sends a Notice of Cause to the Secretary of the Assembly of Maharashtra for a letter to Arnab Goswami New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued a notice of evidentiary cause to the secretary of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly asking him to explain in two weeks why …
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On Friday, the Supreme Court called on the Center to ensure that smog in the national capital is cleared as soon as possible, as it postponed two petitions seeking urgent action on air pollution in Delhi to November 16. A bench of three judges headed by CJI SA Bobde said: …
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The insulting comments made to a person belonging to the recognized castes and tribes within the four walls of the house without witnesses does not constitute a crime, the Supreme Court said Thursday in dismissing the charges under the SC / ST Act against a man who allegedly he had …
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The TN government stated in court on Thursday that they have decided not to give permission for the BJP yatra. On Thursday, the Madras High Court dismissed two petitions: one seeking permission and one seeking the ban on ‘Vel Yatra’ planned by the BJP’s Tamil Nadu state unit. The court …
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Donald Trump threatens to make the Supreme Court stop counting; Mr. Biden expresses optimism that he will reach the magic figure of 270; counting of mailed votes continues in key states. With mailed votes still counting in key ‘battlefield states’ through the night of November 3, neither US President Donald …
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The central government has issued an ordinance, making pollution a crime with a jail term of up to five years and a penalty of up to Rs 1 crore. The ordinance, issued Wednesday evening after the president’s approval, involves the establishment of a Commission for Air Quality Management for the …
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The union’s environment ministry published Thursday “The Ordinance of the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjacent Areas” for the control of air pollution in Delhi-NCR. The commission aims to implement a consolidated approach to monitoring, addressing and eliminating the causes of air pollution in …
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The Uttarakhand government has removed a civilian judge from the service for allegedly torturing a minor who was working as a domestic worker at his Haridwar residence. The government issued a notice for the termination of the services of the suspended Deepali Sharma, civil judge (higher division), while accepting the …
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