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The court, with no noted dissents, rejected Trump's plea for an order that would have prevented the Treasury Department from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses to the Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee.
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Former MP Vundavalli Arun Kumar demanded constituting an inquiry by a retired judge of the Supreme Court into the financial irregularities in Margadarsi Chit Fund.
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Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court Bar Association continued its strike on Friday protesting the Supreme Court collegium’s recommendations to transfer Justice A Abhishek Reddy to Patna. The Bar Association has also decided to submit a representation to Chief Justice of India Justice DY Chandrachud appealing for withdrawal of the collegium’s recommendations to transfer Justice Abhishek […]
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The Centre has sought a review of the Supreme Court order releasing all six convicts in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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The Telangana High Court Bar Association also demanded the suspension of Justice Abhishek Reddy’s transfer immediately.
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One of the biggest dangers to the constitutional institutions in a democracy is the opacity of their functioning. Judiciary is a key pillar of democracy that needs to be accessible and accountable to people. Transparency is what makes the justice delivery system more effective and responsive. Opaque, obscure and inaccessible systems, however well-intended they may […]
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The delay in clearing the appointment of judges to the higher courts reflects poorly on the functioning of the Central government and also raises questions over its commitment to speedy justice. Though the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names for appointment as judges in the higher judiciary, the Centre is sitting over the list. […]
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Kothagudem: The Central Committee of the Communist party of India (Maoist) opposed the Supreme Court (SC) judgment on reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) and upholding the constitutional validity of the 103rd Constitutional amendment of 2019. The November 7 judgment was in the direction of abolishing affirmative action for SC/ST/OBCs in the name of providing […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted time till December 12 to the Centre to file a comprehensive affidavit to petitions challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law, which prohibit filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on […]
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The Chief Justice of India by order dated October 19, 2022 directed that notice be issued in the review petition. Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Hima Kohli by order dated October 19, 2022 dismissed the Review Petition.
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On May 20, the apex court transferred the proceedings of the suit by Hindu parties seeking worshipping rights at the mosque to the district judge in Varanasi.
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A bench of Justices M R Shah and M M Sundresh said the high court did not accord any reason while giving bail.
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New Delhi: Newly sworn in Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday said that serving people of the country was his “priority”. Immediately after the swearing in ceremony at the Rastrapati Bhawan, the 50th CJI reached the Supreme Court premises and paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. “Serving common people is my priority. Please […]
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Hyderabad: The TRS (BRS) on Monday observed that the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court upholding the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment and paving way for 10 per cent reservations in government jobs and educational institutions to the ‘economically weaker sections, had only strengthened the party’s demand for conducting the Backward Classes Census in […]
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New Delhi: Relief for Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, as the Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Jharkhand High Court, which had upheld the maintainability of a PILs seeking probe against Soren in a mining lease case. On August 17, the Supreme Court had stayed the proceedings before the Jharkhand High Court on PILs […]
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The judgment was pronounced by a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S. Ravindra Bhat, Bela M. Trivedi and J.B. Pardiwala.
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A bench of Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi's suggestions came while disposing of a contempt petition filed by the mother of two young children who have been victims of sexual abuse by their own father and his friends.
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The Supreme Court has agreed to examine on Monday a plea by three persons arrested by the Telangana police for allegedly trying to poach MLAs
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A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath dismissed the petition filed by a former judge.
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking to restrain Justice D.Y. Chandrachud from taking oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India on November 9. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit told the petitioner’s counsel, “We see no reason to entertain the petition, petition is misconceived,” and […]