SC News Update | Supreme Court will be closed for annual Summer Vacation from — 13-05-2019 to 30-06-2019
In pursuance of Rule 4 of Order II of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, the Chief Justice of India has directed that
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West Bengal IPS Officer suicide: SC expresses desire to meet the wife of the deceased officer
Supreme Court: A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has expressed its willingness to meet with the wife of former senior
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SC dismisses BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav’s plea against rejection of his nomination
Supreme Court: The bench headed by Ranjan Gogoi, JJ has rejected the plea of sacked BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, challenging the
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Citizenship row: SC refuses to debar Rahul Gandhi from contesting Lok Sabha elections
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ dismissed a plea seeking direction to
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Gang-Rape Case | NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan Government over reported police inaction in the rape of a Dalit woman
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped
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BREAKING| SC dismisses VVPAT review plea filed by 21 Opposition parties
Supreme Court: The Court has rejected the review plea filed by twenty-one Opposition parties seeking a direction to increase VVPAT verification from
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Sexual Harassment allegations against CJI: SC In-House committee gives clean chit to CJI
The In-House committee, headed by Justice SA Bobde, also comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Indu Malhotra, found “no substance” in the sexual
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News Update | Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat becomes the first female Chief Justice of Malaysia
As reported by media, Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat appointed as the first female Chief Justice of Malaysia. Malaysian King, on the advice of
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United Nations designates JeM Chief Mohammed Masood Azhar Alvi as a “Terrorist”
On 1 May 2019, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida
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Rafale Deal: Centre to file response to review petition by May 4
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and SK Kaul and KM Joseph, JJ has directed the Centre to file
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NHRC notice over reported police action against lawyers in Howrah, West Bengal
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report supported with photograph that as many as
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Sexual Harassment allegations against CJI: Order on advocate’s claims of conspiracy to frame CJI Gogoi reserved
Supreme Court: A special 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Rohinton Nariman and Deepak Gupta, JJ has reserved its order on the issue
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Gujarat Govt to give Rs. 50 lakh compensation, job & accommodation to Bilkis Bano
Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ directed the Gujarat government to give
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Sexual Harassment allegations against CJI: Advocate claiming ‘conspiracy’ to appear before SC tomorrow
Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, RF Nariman and Deepak Gupta, JJ has sought response from advocate Utsav Bains, who
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Sexual Harassment allegations against CJI: 2-judge bench to hear the matter after CJI opts out mid-way
Supreme Court: A hurriedly constituted 3-judge special bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi, in the case related to allegations of sexual harassment
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CCJ | Import Tax dispute on “Cement” settled
Port of Spain, Trinidad: Judgment was delivered today by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the consolidated matters of Trinidad Cement
Continue readingSuspension of LoC Trade between J&K and PoJK
Ministry of Home Affairs has issued orders to suspend the LoC trade in Jammu & Kashmir w.e.f 19-04-2019. This action has been
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NHRC issues notice over — Abduction, Rape and Murder of a 9-Year old girl
National Human Rights Commission issues notice on 08-04-2019 to Maharashtra DGP and Mumbai Police Commissioner over the reported abduction, rape, and murder
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Supreme Court Advocates Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju listed on — TIME’s 100 ‘most influential’ people list
Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy and Advocate Arundhati Katju are known for the commendable battle they fought leading towards scrapping Section 377 IPC
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Constitutionality of Section 327 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013 challenged; SC issues notice
Supreme Court: The bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Sanjiv Khanna, J has issued notice to the Centre in a writ petition
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