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Punjab Civic body polls in 15 wards deferred after HC’s intervention
4 days, 17 hours ago

Punjab Civic body polls in 15 wards deferred after HC’s intervention

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab government on Friday deferred civic body polls in 15 places—seven wards in Patiala municipal corporation and eight wards in Dharamkot municipal council in Moga scheduled for Saturday, after Punjab and Haryana court intervention. Punjab Civic body polls in 15 wards deferred after HC’s intervention As per state’s advocate general, Gurminder Singh eight wards of MC Patiala include Ward …

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Mayawati slams government over Rajasthan HC's decision on SC-ST Act
1 month, 1 week ago

Mayawati slams government over Rajasthan HC's decision on SC-ST Act

New Indian Express  

JAIPUR: In a sharp critique of the government, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has expressed discontent over the Rajasthan High Court's recent decision to exclude charges under the SC-ST Act in a case involving casteist slurs. The controversy arose following a judgment by the Rajasthan High Court, which ruled that the use of terms such as 'bhangi', 'neech', 'bhikari', and …

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Supreme Court Deprecates Allahabad HC's Practice Of Disposing Quashing Petitions By Asking Petitioners To Seek Discharge
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Deprecates Allahabad HC's Practice Of Disposing Quashing Petitions By Asking Petitioners To Seek Discharge

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday deprecated practice of the Allahabad High Court of directing petitioners seeking quashing of cases to instead apply to the trial court for discharge. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice AG Masih issued notice on the plea challenging the Allahabad High Court's order that had rejected an application quashing a forgery case. The Allahabad …

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Supreme Court to hear pleas against Uttarakhand HC's Haldwani eviction order today
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court to hear pleas against Uttarakhand HC's Haldwani eviction order today

India Today  

The Supreme Court is likely to hear a batch of petitions on Thursday that challenge the Uttarakhand High Court order based on which evictions were to be carried out on 29 acres of railway land in Haldwani. On December 20, Uttarakhand High Court ordered the removal of encroachments from the railway land in the Banbhoolpura area of Haldwani after giving …

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Marital rape: SC to hear on Sep 16 pleas arising out of Delhi HC\'s split verdict
2 years, 3 months ago

Marital rape: SC to hear on Sep 16 pleas arising out of Delhi HC\'s split verdict

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear on September 16 the pleas arising out of the Delhi High Court's split verdict on the issue of criminalisation of marital rape. Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who headed the division bench of the high court, had favoured striking down the marital rape exception and said it would be tragic if a …

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SC to hear pleas against Karnataka HC\'s order upholding Hijab ban
2 years, 3 months ago

SC to hear pleas against Karnataka HC\'s order upholding Hijab ban

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Supreme Court will hear various pleas against Karnataka High Court's judgement upholding the ban on Hijab in educational institutions today at 2 pm. Earlier on August 29, the Supreme Court issued notice to the Karnataka government over a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgement upholding the ban on Hijab in educational institutes. A bench of …

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Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Allahabad HC's Order Dismissing PIL To Ascertain Nature Of Structure Found In Gyanvapi Mosque
2 years, 4 months ago

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Allahabad HC's Order Dismissing PIL To Ascertain Nature Of Structure Found In Gyanvapi Mosque

Live Law  

A Plea has been moved before the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Allahabad High Court dismissing a Public Interest Litigation that sought the appointment of a committee/commission headed by a judge of the high court or supreme court to study the nature of the structure found in the Gyanvapi campus.It may be noted that the PIL plea in …

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Appeal Filed in SC Against Delhi HC's Split Verdict on Criminalisation of Marital Rape
2 years, 7 months ago

Appeal Filed in SC Against Delhi HC's Split Verdict on Criminalisation of Marital Rape

News 18  

An appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's split verdict on the issue of criminalisation of marital rape on a batch of petitions challenging the exception in the law that exempts husbands from being prosecuted for non-consensual sexual intercourse with their wives. While Justice Shakdher, who headed the division bench, favoured striking down the …

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TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Moves Supreme Court Against Delhi HC's Refusal To Quash ED Summons
2 years, 8 months ago

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Moves Supreme Court Against Delhi HC's Refusal To Quash ED Summons

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week the plea filed by All India Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife challenging Delhi High Court's order refusing to quash summons issued to them by Enforcement Directorate in connection with West Bengal coal scam case.The impugned order also dismissed the plea by Banerjee's wife Rujira Banerjee assailing the …

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I don't agree with verdict, says Owaisi on K'taka HC's Hijab judgment
2 years, 9 months ago

I don't agree with verdict, says Owaisi on K'taka HC's Hijab judgment

India Today  

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that he “disagrees” with the Karnataka High Court’s verdict on the hijab row. READ | Karnataka HC hijab case judgment: Key takeaways Owaisi hoped that not only the All India Muslim Personal Law Board but also the organisations of other religious groups would appeal this judgment as “it has suspended fundamental rights -- …

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Supreme Court Transfers Petitions Challenging National Minority Commission Act From HCs To Itself
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Transfers Petitions Challenging National Minority Commission Act From HCs To Itself

Live Law  

On Friday, the Supreme Court allowed petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the National Minority Commission Act, 1992 to be transferred from the Gauhati, Meghalaya and Delhi High Courts to itself. Considering the surge in the COVID -19 cases; limited functioning of the Apex Court; and on the request of the Solicitor General of India, Mr. Tushar Mehta, the Bench …

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"Imposing Exorbitant Cost Will Have Chilling Effects On Citizens' Right To Question Acts Of Govt." : Appeal In SC Against HC's Refusal To Stay Construction At Central Vista
3 years, 6 months ago

"Imposing Exorbitant Cost Will Have Chilling Effects On Citizens' Right To Question Acts Of Govt." : Appeal In SC Against HC's Refusal To Stay Construction At Central Vista

Live Law  

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's recent judgement dismissing PIL seeking the temporary suspension of construction work of Central Vista Redevelopment Project in wake of Covid, while also imposing costs of 1 lakh.The petitioners Anya Malhotra and Sohail Hashmi have also sought a stay on the impugned order dated 31st May 2021 …

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Rajasthan High Court Calls For Action Against Magistrate Who Issued Arrest Warrants While HC's Anticipatory Bail Order Was In Existence
4 years, 1 month ago

Rajasthan High Court Calls For Action Against Magistrate Who Issued Arrest Warrants While HC's Anticipatory Bail Order Was In Existence

Live Law  

The Bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma also observed, "The action of the learned Magistrate is clearly wanting and shows scant respect to the High Court's order as well as having little knowledge relating to criminal law." The Counsel for the petitioners submitted that on coming to know about the arrest warrants, the petitioners moved an application before the Court …

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[Breaking] 'Have Faith In Our HCs' : SC Asks Republic TV To Move Bombay HC With Plea Challenging Mumbai Police Summons In TRP Case [Read Order]
4 years, 2 months ago

[Breaking] 'Have Faith In Our HCs' : SC Asks Republic TV To Move Bombay HC With Plea Challenging Mumbai Police Summons In TRP Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by the company running Republic TV and its chief Mr. Arnab Goswami seeking to quash the summons issued by the Mumbai police in the FIR alleging manipulation of Television Rating Points.The Court granted the petitioners liberty to approach the High Court. The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to …

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Tablighi Jamaat case: All blacklisted foreign nationals can challenge individual orders against them before HCs, says SC
4 years, 5 months ago

Tablighi Jamaat case: All blacklisted foreign nationals can challenge individual orders against them before HCs, says SC

Firstpost  

The petitioners had contended that the en-masse blacklisting of foreigners without any opportunity to defend themselves is a blatant violation of Article 21 The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that it has issued individual orders on a case-to-case basis for cancellation of visas and blacklisting of over 2,500 foreign nationals, who had taken part in the Tablighi Jamaat …

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