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SC calls irrational freebies' by parties during polls 'serious' issue

SC questions govt's hesitation on taking stand on the issue

SC dismisses plea seeking GST exemption for Haj via private tour operators

The private tour operators argued that the levy is discriminatory as it exempts certain pilgrims who undertake the journey through the Haj Committee of India

Shiv Sena poll symbol row: SC hearing on Monday on Thackeray faction's plea

SC agreed to hear on August 1 a fresh plea by the Shiv Sena's Thackeray faction against EC's proceedings on a petition by the Maharashtra CM Shinde-led group for recognition as the real Shiv Sena.

SC to hear pleas against pre-poll promises of freebies before polls

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea seeking direction to seize the symbol or deregister a party that promises or distributes irrational freebies before polls

SC dismisses petitions seeking GST exemption on Haj services for pilgrims

A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar, A S Oka and C T Ravikumar pronounced the judgment, saying they "dismissed" the petitions on both the grounds of exemption and discrimination

SC issues notice to Centre on plea for delimitation exercise in northeast

A bench sought a response from the Central Ministries and others on the plea urging to conduct delimitation exercise in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, and Nagaland

Criminal justice machinery relentlessly employed against Zubair, says SC

Arrest is not meant to be and must not be used as a "punitive tool" but the criminal justice machinery was "relentlessly employed" against Alt News Co-founder Mohammad Zubair, the Supreme Court said

SC recommends 35 names to Centre for appointment as judges in 6 HCs

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana on Monday approved and recommended to the Centre the proposal for the elevation of 20 advocates and 15 judicial officers

SC notice to NHRC on PIL by trafficked man who worked as 'bonded labourer'

The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre, the National Human Rights Commission and seven states and union territories to a PIL seeking enforcement of fundamental rights of people

SC stays Patna HC proceedings in PIL related to Bihar Vidyapeeth land

The Supreme Court Monday stayed the proceedings before the Patna High Court which has been passing directions to the government concerning take over of the 32-acre "private" land of Bihar Vidyapeeth'

SC stays proceedings between MS Dhoni and Amrapali over commercial dispute

The apex-court stayed proceedings initiated by former India captain MS Dhoni against the Amrapali group of companies, now a defunct real estate firm, over financial disputes

SC to hear plea challenging HC order granting parole to life convict

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging the Rajasthan High Court order which granted parole to a man serving life jail terms for progeny.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India agreed to list the plea next week.A counsel mentioned before the apex court that the HC's order has opened floodgates and many convicts are applying for parole on this ground. The lawyer said that this is not a valid ground for granting permission for parole.In April this year, the Rajasthan High Court ordered the release of a man for 15 days on parole.The HC's order came on the convict's wife's plea asserting her "right of progeny" and seeking her husband's release. The HC said that denial to the convict-prisoner to perform conjugal relationship with his wife more particularly for the purpose of progeny would adversely affect the rights of his wife.The HC had cited various religious scriptures while allowing the plea and said that the right to have a progeny also finds mention in the

Fake birth certificate case of son: SC dismisses plea of Azam Khan

The Supreme Court junked a plea filed by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan challenging an order of the Allahabad HC refusing to quash the charge sheet in the fake birth certificate case of his son

SC asks Surjewala to approach HC against law linking Aadhaar with Voter ID

The Supreme Court asked Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala to approach the Delhi High Court with his plea challenging the Election Law Amendment Act

Uddhav camp moves SC seeking stay on ECI proceedings on Shinde camp's plea

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena camp has moved the Supreme Court seeking stay of ECI proceedings on Eknath Shinde-camp's plea for recognition as 'real' Shiv Sena

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tests positive for Covid with mild symptoms

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta has tested positive for Covid-19 and has mild symptoms

Judges shouldn't provoke critics, decide cases without fear: Pardiwala

Calling them bedrock on which stands the entire edifice of justice, Pardiwala urged officers of the district judiciary to avoid fear or favour at all costs to keep the river of judicial process clean

Daughters not a liability: SC on payment of maintenance to woman by father

Daughters are no liability, the Supreme Court has said while dealing with a matter relating to payment of maintenance to a woman by her father. The observation from a bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna came on Friday after the counsel appearing for the man said that the woman is a liability. "Daughters are not a liability," Justice Chandrachud observed while referring to Article 14 of the Constitution which deals with equality before law. The apex court had in October 2020 noted that the counsel appearing for the applicants had stated that no amount was paid towards the arrears of maintenance computed at Rs 8,000 per month for the daughter and Rs 400 per month for the wife after April 2018. It had then directed the man to pay Rs 2,50,000 to his spouse and daughter within two weeks. Later, when the matter came up for hearing in May this year, the bench was informed that the wife had died last year. The counsel appearing for the man had told the apex court that he ha

Kangaroo courts by media affecting health of democracy: CJI Ramana

Agenda-driven debates and kangaroo courts being run by the media are detrimental to the health of the democracy, Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana said on Saturday

SC grants two-month window to taxpayers for claiming transitional credit

The apex court bench of Justice Abdul Nazeer and JK Maheshwari directed the revenue authorities to facilitate taxpayers who were not able to claim benefits when the country transitioned