Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Calcutta high court's order to terminate 25,000 teaching and non-teaching posts in state-run and state-aided schools of West Bengal. The decision came as a relief to thousands of individuals whose…
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The Supreme Court on Monday recalled its earlier order allowing a 14-year-old rape survivor to terminate her pregnancy. The court held a chamber hearing with the victim’s mother and doctors of Mumbai's Sion hospital that was earlier…
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The Supreme Court will hear on Monday the pleas filed by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren challenging their arrests by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Both the petitions have been…
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The Congress party on Friday said it was not a party, directly or indirectly, to the petition on VVPATs rejected by the Supreme Court, but asserted that it will continue with its political campaign on greater use of Voter Verifiable Paper…
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In a significant development this morning - as the country votes in the second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election - the Supreme Court has given Electronic Voting Machines, or EVMs, a big vote of confidence. A two-judge bench rejected…
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The Supreme Court is set to pronounce on Wednesday, April 24, certain directions on a batch of petitions seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). The VVPAT is an…
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The Supreme Court on Monday said the equal participation of women in the workforce is a matter of Constitutional duty, observing the importance of child-care leaves for mothers of children with disabilities. A bench comprising Chief…
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The Supreme Court on Monday is set to hear a plea of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and his subsequent remand in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. A bench of…
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In an important ruling, the Supreme Court has expanded the scope of fundamental rights to include “the right to be free from adverse effects of climate change.’’ It is a recognition of the serious threat that climate change poses to the…
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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Supreme Court against Delhi High Court's order rejecting his petition against his arrest in the Delhi excise policy case. On Tuesday, after the Delhi high court dismissed Arvind Kejriwal's…
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