Supreme Court

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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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stop Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi. However, the top court ordered status quo on the religious observances by the Hindus inside the mosque premises. “Bearing…
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Acharya Balkrishna, managing director of Patanjali Ayurved and an aide of Yoga guru Ramdev, has apologised to the Supreme Court for the company's misleading claims about its products and their medicinal efficacy. The affidavit was filed…
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The Supreme Court on Thursday, March 21, will hear a PIL against the practice of political parties promising freebies during elections, a significant move which comes weeks before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections beginning April 19. “This is…
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The Supreme Court ruled that the act of a male school teacher presenting flowers to a minor girl student and pressuring her to accept them in front of others constituted sexual harassment under the Protection of Children from Sexual…
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In a big setback for the State Bank of India, the Supreme Court dismissed its plea seeking an extension of deadline to disclose the electoral bonds' details. The five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India DY…
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