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Electoral bonds (EBs) are bearer instruments, like currency notes. The electoral bonds were introduced with the Finance Bill (2017). On January 29, 2018 the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government notified the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018.
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Supreme Court's five-judge CJI DY Chandrachud, and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra pronounced the judgement.
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On November 2 of the previous year, a Constitutional bench comprised of five judges, with Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud at the helm, had reserved its verdict on the issue.
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A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra had on November 2, 2023, reserved the judgement in the case.
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In another decision, the collegium has recommended the appointment of 10 additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as permanent Judges
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A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta issued notice to the Centre on a plea filed by an NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms, and listed the matter along with other pending petitions on the issue for hearing in April.
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On July 26, 2022, the Allahabad High Court denied bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. The bail was rejected by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court.
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An application to withdraw the petition has already been filed by the Commission in the apex court and it is likely to be listed for February 19
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Agreeing to examine the matter, a Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Ahsanuddin Amanullah asked senior advocate Gaurav Agrawal to look into the issue and submit a report
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The plea added that Revanth Reddy can directly influence the de facto complainant and officers by pressurising them to defer or resile from their earlier statements. It added that there is every possibility that the officers and de facto complainant will depose falsely under threat.
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court, examining whether states can sub-classify scheduled castes and scheduled tribes for grant of quota inside quota, on Wednesday said all SCs and STs may not be homogenous in terms of their sociological, economic, education and social status. “They (SCs and STs) may be a class for a certain purpose. But, […]
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Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, for BRS leader, said that the interim relief was given on assurance of ED
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The plea says it was filed as the "election was not held in a free and fair manner and there was a gross violation while counting of votes, with tampering of the ballot papers and then declaring them invalid, in the favour of BJP and against the alliance of AAP and Congress".
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Participating in a session at the Jaipur Literature Festival, he also said the Supreme Court had missed in 2015-16 a "good opportunity" to frame guidelines on special leave petitions as it rejected a petition in this regard
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He has been facing questioning from the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.
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Gyanvapi management moved the HC within hours of the Supreme Court refusing to hear their plea against the Varanasi district court's order and asking them to approach the HC
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Lawyers representing the Masjid Committee moved the Supreme Court Registrar requesting for urgent hearing of its application seeking status quo at the mosque site.
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A comprehensive set of judicial reforms is the best solution to address the systemic inadequacies
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The CJI’s role as Chief Judicial Administrator cannot be dispensed with as the common man looks up to him for justice delivery
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Hyderabad: There were times when an elected public representative could switch loyalties and continue in that elected post without much hassles. However, recent Supreme Court judgments and directions, especially after 2020, have targeted such practices, making it tough for an elected representative to continue in his or her post after defecting. It was in May […]