Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that no demolition should be carried out without prior 15-day notice to the owner of the property and without following the statutory guidelines. The Supreme Court said the notice shall be served…
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday laid down the first-ever guidelines against arbitrary demolitions by state authorities, ruling that citizens’ voices cannot be “throttled by a threat of destroying their properties” and that such “bulldozer…
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The Supreme Court on Friday, by a 4-3 majority, overruled its 1967 judgment in the Azeez Basha case that became the basis for denying the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). It directed that AMU’s status would be…
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Allahabad high court's March judgment that declared the 2004 Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act unconstitutional. Simultaneously, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY…
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The Supreme Court's nine-judge Constitution bench on Tuesday ruled that not every privately owned property of citizens can be acquired by the government under Article 39(b) of the Constitution to serve the common good. The bench, headed by…
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The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has passed a resolution against the changes made to the apex court's emblem and the statue of ‘Lady Justice’ without consulting its members. The new Lady Justice statue in the Supreme Court has shed…
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Centre for failing to establish strict regulations to address the issue of stubble burning in North India, saying the Environment Protection Act has become “toothless.” The apex court also took…
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The Supreme Court’s five-judge Constitution bench upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act inserted by way of an amendment in 1985 in furtherance of the Assam Accord. By 4-1, a Supreme Court Constitution…
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The Supreme Court will hear petitions for an independent investigation into the Tirupati Temple laddu row on Friday, October 4. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan will take up the matter at 10.30am. Previously, solicitor…
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The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) over its alleged lack of effort to curb stubble burning in neighbouring states, which has been a significant contributor to Delhi's air pollution during…
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