NEW DELHI: On Friday, the Supreme Court called the global fight against Covid-19 a “world war” and called on states to act vigilantly and harmoniously with the Union government while ordering them to increase police surveillance in places crammed to strictly enforce the ‘duty to mask’ rule as well as …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Center to consider postponing the implementation of the agricultural laws as a step towards resuming dialogue with agricultural unions that oppose the laws. The immediate response of Attorney General KK Venugopal was: “That (postponement) is not possible.” When the high court …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court On Wednesday, it issued a notice to the Center and others about a batch of petitions requesting the removal of farmers camping on various roads near Delhi’s borders in protest against the three new agricultural laws. A court made up of Chief Justice SA Bobde …
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New Delhi: On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the Center to go ahead with the groundbreaking ceremony proposed for the Vista Central project after the government assured it that no construction or demolition work would take place until the supreme court decides. the pending reasons on the subject. During the …
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On Thursday, the Supreme Court suspended the Dec. 2 order approved by Gujarat’s high court ordering social service at Covid care centers for those who did not wear masks in public. The court also sought suggestions from the Center and state governments on ways to ensure the mandatory use of …
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In ordering the government of Uttar Pradesh to report to the Supreme Court on measures taken to protect witnesses in the Hathras case, Chief Justice SA Bobde said that the rape and murder of the 19-year-old Dalit woman it is “shocking and extraordinary”. The high court observation came while listening …
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NEW DELHI: Setting off the alarm bells for chief ministers, parliamentarians and judicial deputies against whom trials in criminal cases have been pending for years, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the higher courts to present action plans within a week to quickly complete court proceedings in 4,442 criminal and …
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Supreme Court of India (File photo) NEW DELHI: In the event that the survivor of a suicide attempt is punished under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code or be carefully rehabilitated by the government under Section 115 of the Mental Health Act? Which of the two provisions is constitutionally …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on Friday a petition by ministers from six opposition-ruled states seeking revision of their Aug. 17 order allowing the physical completion of the NEET and JEE exams. The ministers had claimed that the higher court order failed to guarantee the students’ …
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NEW DELHI: Thousands of passengers searching refund of plane tickets The number of flights canceled during the lockdown may take on value, as the Center informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that a solution had been reached even as the SC agreed to add all airlines operating in India as …
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