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SC Affirms Medha Patkar’s Conviction In Delhi LG VK Saxena’s Defamation Case; Sets Aside Penalty

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with the conviction of Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case filed in 2001 by Vinai Kumar Saxena,... Read more »
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“Can’t Reserve Posts For Men”: SC Slams ‘Arbitrary’ Male-Female Quota In Army Branch

The Supreme Court on Monday invalidated the 2:1 reservation ratio for male and female officers in the Indian Army’s Judge Advocate General branch, declaring that vacancies can’t be earmarked for men or... Read more »
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State Bar Councils, BCI Can’t Charge Any ‘Optional’ Fee From Enrolling Lawyers: SC

The Supreme Court has made it clear that no State Bar Council or the Bar Council of India can demand any fee beyond the statutory enrolment charge from law graduates — not... Read more »
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Dharmasthala Burial Row: SC Declines To Gag Media From Covering Case

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to impose a media blackout on coverage of the Dharmasthala mass burial case in Karnataka, saying such restrictions are granted only in exceptional circumstances. A bench... Read more »
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“Will Keep UP Govt Ordinance On Banke Bihari Temple In Abeyance Till Pleas Decided”: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that the Uttar Pradesh government’s ordinance creating the Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust — which hands over the temple’s administrative control to the state —... Read more »
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SC Deletes Observation Against Allahabad High Court Judge

The Supreme Court on Friday formally deleted its earlier remarks criticising Justice Prashant Kumar of the Allahabad High Court for permitting criminal proceedings in a matter that was essentially civil in nature.... Read more »
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Dharmasthala Case: SC To Hear Plea Against K’taka HC Order Lifting Media Gag

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday a plea challenging the Karnataka High Court’s recent decision to strike down a gag order on media coverage related to the controversial Dharmasthala... Read more »
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Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: SC Dissatisfied With UP Police Explanation For Inaction On Prosecution Witness’s Complaint

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed displeasure over the Uttar Pradesh Police’s handling of a complaint made by a prosecution witness in the high-profile Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. The court criticised the... Read more »
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta

“ED Recovered Rs 23,000 Cr Laundered Money, Distributed It To Victims”: SG To SC

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that the Enforcement Directorate has recovered approximately ₹23,000 crore in laundered money and returned it to victims of financial fraud. The disclosure... Read more »
Justice Yashwant Varma

Cash Discovery Row: SC Turns Down Justice Varma’s Plea Seeking Invalidation Of Panel Report

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition filed by Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, challenging the validity of a report by an in-house inquiry panel that found him guilty... Read more »
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