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Army personnel duty bound to serve wherever they are ordered to; petition assailing transfer to operational units dimissed: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of R.F. Nariman and Indu Malhotra, JJ. dismissed writ petitions filed by army personnel — Major, Lieutenant,

Published on September 7, 2018September 10, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Aadhaar: 5-judge Supreme Court bench reserves verdict after hearing the matter for 38 days

After hearing the much-debated Aadhaar matter for 38 days, the 5-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Dr. AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, Dr.

Published on May 10, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 37]: Aadhaar Act will not survive the first five words of the preamble, “We the people of India”: Shyam Divan

On the penultimate day of the Aadhaar hearing, Senior Advocate Shyam Divan continued with his rejoinder before the 5-judge bench of Dipak Misra,

Published on May 10, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 36]: SC cannot permit something so deeply flawed to function in our country: Shyam Divan

On Day 36 of the Aadhaar Hearing, Attorney General KK Venugopal concluded his arguments on the issue of Aadhaar Act, 2016 being

Published on May 4, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 35]: Are you rewriting the Constitution?: Justice Chandrachud to AG defending introduction of Aadhaar Act as Money Bill

On Day 35 of the Aadhaar Hearing, Advocate Zoheb Hossain, appearing for the State of Maharashtra and UIDAI, resumed his submissions before

Published on May 3, 2018May 3, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 34]: Linking PAN with individual’s Aadhaar won’t curb money laundering: Gopal Sankarnarayanan

Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan, who had begun his submissions on Day 33 of the Aadhaar hearing, continued with his submissions before he 5-judge bench

Published on April 26, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 33]: We never issued any direction mandating Aadhaar-SIM linking: Supreme Court

On Day 33 of the Aadhaar Hearing that has been going on since January 17, 2018, Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi concluded his submissions and

Published on April 26, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 31]: Some fears relating to Aadhaar are misconceived: CJI

“Development requires the removal of major sources of unfreedom: poverty as well as tyranny, poor economic opportunities as well as systemic social

Published on April 24, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 30]: We all strive to get recognised. Identification is a matter of dignity and pride: Rakesh Dwivedi

On day 30 of the Aadhaar Hearing, Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi continued with his argument probabilistic method that he had begun on Day

Published on April 19, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 25]: “Linking Sim Cards to Aadhaar will curb terrorism”, AG; “Do terrorists apply for Sim Cards?”, asks SC

On Day 25 of the Aadhaar Hearing, Attorney General KK Venugopal continued arguing before the 5-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and

Published on April 10, 2018April 10, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Hadiya’s father cannot be allowed to curtail the fundamental rights of his daughter in the name of protecting her interests: SC [Full Report]

Supreme Court: Terming the Hadiya case as the perfect example of “patriarchal autocracy and possibly self ­obsession with the feeling that a female is a chattel”, the 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and

Published on April 10, 2018April 13, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 24]: Court should not interfere in matters of technical expertise: AG

On Day 24 of the Aadhaar hearing, the 5-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Dr. AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, Dr. DY Chandrachud

Published on April 5, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Khap Panchayats have no authority to order honour killings; Their activities are to be stopped in entirety: SC

Supreme Court: “When the ability to choose is crushed in the name of class honour and the person’s physical frame is treated

Published on March 27, 2018April 5, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 21 and 22]: It’ll require the strength of the entire universe to break the encryption of the Aadhaar Data: UIDAI CEO

After Attorney General KK Venugopal sought the permission of the 5-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Dr. AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar,

Published on March 22, 2018April 3, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 19]: Counsels appearing for petitioners conclude their submissions

The counsels appearing for various petitioners in the final hearing on the Aadhaar matter that has been going on since 17.01.2018, finally

Published on March 21, 2018March 22, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 17 and 18]: One cannot necessarily have a unique identity; Fingerprints can be duplicated: Arvind Grover

On Days 17 and 18 of the Aadhaar hearing, the counsels appearing for the petitioners continued with their submissions before the 5-judge bench

Published on March 17, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 14]: Aadhaar is an entitlement like Passport. I may or may not obtain it: Arvind Datar

When the 5-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Dr. AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, Dr. DY Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan, JJ, assembled

Published on March 6, 2018March 6, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 12]: Minimal, regulatory identification is fine but identification for availing rights is not: Gopal Subramanium

On the 12th Day of the Aadhaar Hearing, Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium resumed his arguments before the 5-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ

Published on February 22, 2018February 22, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 11]: State is treating people like they are a flock of sheep: Gopal Subramanium

On the 11th Day of the Aadhaar Hearing, Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium resumed his arguments before the 5-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ

Published on February 20, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 4]: We need to avoid the ‘Big brother is watching’ situation: Shyam Divan on surveillance

On Day 4 of the Aadhaar hearing, the 5-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Dr. AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, Dr. DY Chandrachud

Published on January 24, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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