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News about judgements of the courts and articles regarding specific laws of the land that matter.
Karnataka High Court stays criminal proceedings against Kajal Hindustani, who was booked for speaking against love jihad in Udupi
An FIR was lodged against Kajal Hindustani in 2022 under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 34 and 153A while a chargesheet was filed against her under IPC Section 505(2).
Arvind Kejriwal has put personal interest over the national interest by not resigning: Delhi HC lambasts AAP govt & MCD for failure to provide...
The bench remarked that due to non formation of the standing committee, many projects in the national capital are stalled.
Madras HC declares amendment to Tamil Nadu law on Waqf properties unconstitutional, rules only Waqf tribunals can evict encroachments
A Bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy struck down the provisions that enabled the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board Chief Executive Officer to order the eviction of encroachers.
Supreme Court Registry rejects plea challenging constitutional validity of Collegium system
Supreme Court Registry rejects plea challenging constitutional validity of Collegium system stating that the plea was filed to overstep established legal principles or with an ulterior motive.
Supreme Court instructs ECI to keep Symbol Loading Units in strong rooms after elections: Read what these devices are and how the order will...
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Symbol Loading Units are used to load candidate names and symbols into the VVPAT machines before the elections
EVM wins again: Supreme Court rejects all petitions asking for 100% verification by VVPAT slips, refuses to take country back to paper ballot age
Justice Khanna delivered the verdict, stating that the court had thoroughly studied the procedures and technical factors and hence dismissed the request for 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips.
Wealth redistribution: Supreme Court says ‘won’t go by Marxist interpretation’- Details
"We don't have to go as far as the Marxist socialist interpretation by Justice Krishna Iyer [of Article 39(b) in Ranganatha Reddy case of 1977]. But community resources will surely include resources which the present generation holds in trust brd on inter-generational equity," the CJI said.
SC is hearing a 30-year-old case to determine if private properties come under ‘Material Resources Of Community’ of Article 39(b): All you need to...
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CJI said, "The dichotomy that Article 39(b) can never include private property, then it is very artificial, because when it says material resources of community it is agnostic to the title."
‘We can’t control elections, poll body cleared doubts’: Supreme Court on 100% VVPAT-EVM verification pleas, re-iterates EVM Source Code can’t be disclosed
Supreme Court while highlighting the autonomy of the Election Commission of India observed that they don't control the elections and the poll body has cleared doubts regarding EVMs.
Teacher recruitment scam: West Bengal govt moves SC challenging HC order cancelling over 23,000 recruitments
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West Bengal Government moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court decision that declared the entire panel of 2016 School Service Commission teachers' recruitment null and void
