Are you willing to ban convicted politicians from contesting elections for life? SC asks Centre

Additional Solicitor General SV Raju said he will have to take instructions from the government on the matter.

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· Nov 25, 2021 · 01:35 pm

After Allahabad HC’s ultimatum, UAPA accused Atiq-ur Rehman being moved to AIIMS for treatment

Rehman, a member of the Campus Front of India, had been arrested along with journalist Siddique Kappan while they were on their way to Hathras in October 2020.

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· Nov 24, 2021 · 10:52 am

Tablighi Jamaat: How is housing foreigners who attended conference an offence, Delhi HC asks police

The court noted that the foreigners stayed in homes and mosques and when the Covid-19 lockdown came into force, they could not move elsewhere.

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· Nov 13, 2021 · 09:47 am

Bombay HC sets aside single-judge order restraining sale of former Raymond chairperson’s book

The division bench said that the judge was under ‘erroneous impression’ that a Thane court had passed an injunction order till the pendency of the case.

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· Nov 10, 2021 · 08:36 pm

Dismiss petition challenging Central Vista project with a fine, Centre urges Supreme Court

The Rs 20,000-crore project seeks to redevelop a stretch at the heart of Lutyens Delhi.

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· Oct 29, 2021 · 06:31 pm

Central Vista project: SC seeks Centre’s response on plea against change in land use

The petitioner told the court that the government has proposed to modify plot one from ‘recreational’ to ‘residential’.

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· Oct 25, 2021 · 03:37 pm

Centre opposes plea demanding electricity connections for migrant families living in Delhi

The government told the High Court that they have encroached upon land belonging to the Ministry of Defence.

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· Oct 22, 2021 · 01:19 pm

Remarriage is not a ground to deny maintenance to divorced wife under Muslim law: Karnataka HC

The court was hearing a plea filed by a man seeking to quash directions by a family court asking him to pay money to his first wife.

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· Oct 21, 2021 · 07:24 pm

SC says it cannot pass blanket order on appointment of CBI directors

An NGO had opposed the appointment of Praveen Sinha as the interim director of the agency after the retirement of Rishi Kumar Shukla in February.

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· Oct 21, 2021 · 09:10 am

Reply to plea seeking deletion of ‘prime minister’ tag from PM-CARES Fund, Bombay HC tells Centre

The petitioner, a Congress member named Vikrant Chavan, has also objected to the fund using Narendra Modi’s photo and the national emblem.

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· Oct 12, 2021 · 08:40 pm

Deities Ram and Krishna should be granted national honour, says Allahabad High Court

Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav said they are ‘the culture and heritage of the country’.

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· Oct 10, 2021 · 05:50 pm

Supreme Court issues guidelines on granting bail to accused persons after chargesheet is filed

The guidelines apply to accused persons who were not arrested during the investigation of the case, and who cooperated with authorities.

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· Oct 08, 2021 · 06:20 pm