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JUST IN: Supreme Court has granted a partial stay on certain provisions of the #Waqf (Amendment) Act. It has stayed the provision that requires an individual to be a practicing Muslim for the past five years to create a waqf. It has also stayed the provisions empowering a
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A Bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih had reserved the order on May 22.
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A Bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih had reserved the order on May 22.
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The Court questioned why the round-the-year ban on the manufacture, sale and bursting of firecrackers was limited to Delhi-NCR and not be extended pan-India.
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The Court questioned why the round-the-year ban on the manufacture, sale and bursting of firecrackers was limited to Delhi-NCR and not be extended pan-India.
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The petition alleged that “bogus political outfits” were flourishing in the absence of regulation, some even controlled by separatist elements.
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Supreme Court seeks response from Centre, ECI on plea for regulating political parties
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JUST IN: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hand down interim orders on Monday on a batch of petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
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If we pose for pictures You must play along But if you do the same It is absolutely wrong Don't roam here and there See "designated location" Protect majesty of court And the dignity of Nation!
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If we pose for pictures You must play along But if you do the same It is absolutely wrong Don't roam here and there See "designated location" Protect majesty of court And the dignity of Nation!
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The Delhi High Court on September 2 had rejected the bail pleas of Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, and seven others in an order that has been widely critiqued, provided the prolonged period of incarceration.
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The Delhi High Court on September 2 had rejected the bail pleas of Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, and seven others in an order that has been widely critiqued, provided the prolonged period of incarcer...
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Once imagined as a corrective measure to support Bahujan PhD candidates, the NFSC has sadly reproduced the endless waiting and humiliation which has historically characterised the bureaucracy’s repressive treatment of marginalised communities.
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Once imagined as a corrective measure to support Bahujan PhD candidates, the NFSC has sadly reproduced the endless waiting and humiliation which has historically characterised the bureaucracy’s...
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The Supreme Court prohibits photography and videography within its premises; the media is asked to conduct interviews and live broadcasts only at the designated place.
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The Solicitor General continued to press that in exercise of Article 200 powers, the governor could withhold assent to a bill, and the judiciary cannot issue mandamus in such a situation.
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The Solicitor General continued to press that in exercise of Article 200 powers, the governor could withhold assent to a bill, and the judiciary cannot issue mandamus in such a situation.
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The Supreme Court Collegium recommends the appointment of Justice Soumen Sen of the Calcutta High Court as Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, Justice P.B. Bajanthri of the Patna High Court as Chief Justice of the same High Court, and Justice M. Sundar of the Madras High
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JUST IN: A Bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and N. V. Anjaria will tomorrow hear the petitions filed by #GulfishaFatima, #SharjeelImam, and #UmarKhalid, challenging the Delhi High Court order denying them bail in a #UAPA FIR linked to the Delhi riots.
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After Gulfisha Fatima and Sharjeel Imam, #UmarKhalid has also approached the #SupremeCourt to challenge the Delhi High Court’s denial of bail in a #UAPA case linked to the Delhi riots.
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Senior advocate Gayatri Singh, noted labour lawyer Mary Joyce Carlson and advocate Akhil Surya write. India’s construction workers find themselves at the cross hairs between lack of any protection in law and worsening climate change. https://t.co/ZEzRK6Te0v
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India’s construction workers find themselves at the cross hairs between lack of any protection in law and worsening climate change. Some strong policy rethinking could improve, potentially save many...
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India’s construction workers find themselves at the cross hairs between lack of any protection in law and worsening climate change. Some strong policy rethinking could improve, potentially save many lives.
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India’s construction workers find themselves at the cross hairs between lack of any protection in law and worsening climate change. Some strong policy rethinking could improve, potentially save many...
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Marking 73 years of the repeal of the Criminal Tribes Act, Justice Prakash noted that the barriers faced by children from De-notified Tribe communities needed to be discussed more widely.
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Marking 73 years of the repeal of the Criminal Tribes Act, Justice Prakash noted that the barriers faced by children from De-notified Tribe communities needed to be discussed more widely.
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For the disability movement, this is a moment to reflect on the limits of carceral disability justice. @EkDiary59334
https://t.co/Tpo4tqf2mt
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The Court’s directive to the Union government, in the Samay Raina case, to have a guideline to regulate ‘commercial speech’ can have a chilling effect on speech, which is inconvenient for the...
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The case had its origin in a complaint filed by the BJP’s Telangana General Secretary before the trial court, which in August 2024 issued notice to Reddy holding that a prima facie case was made out.
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The case had its origin in a complaint filed by the BJP’s Telangana General Secretary before the trial court, which in August 2024 issued notice to Reddy holding that a prima facie case was made out.
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The Act, which received Presidential assent on August 22 after being passed by Parliament a day earlier, imposes a blanket ban on “online money games”.
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The Act, which received Presidential assent on August 22 after being passed by Parliament a day earlier, imposes a blanket ban on “online money games”.
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