October 22, 2024, 06:22 PM - 5 min read
Siddique, who was booked for offences under Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), has claimed in his plea that complainant woman had subjected him to a "prolonged campaign of harassment and false accusations since 2019.
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October 15, 2024, 03:48 PM - 4 min read
"Investigation was going on in the matter with utmost seriousness. The chargesheet in the matter was filed on October 7 against accused Sanjay Roy and a Sealdah court has taken cognisance," he told the bench.
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October 14, 2024, 02:33 PM - 1 min read
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said the PIL was filed just to create a sensation.
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October 7, 2024, 03:34 PM - 2 min read
According to the plea filed by college teacher Zahoor Ahmad and activist Khurshid Ahmad Malik the failure to restore statehood to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was having adverse effects on the residents of the UT.
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October 7, 2024, 12:40 PM - 2 min read
The Supreme Court had granted Sidhique interim protection from arrest last week, after the Kerala High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea.
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October 6, 2024, 03:59 PM - 5 min read
The top court observed that it was a case where villagers were unable to come to terms with the reality that a female sarpanch would make decisions on their behalf and that they would have to abide by her directions.
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October 5, 2024, 06:07 PM - 2 min read
In February, the Supreme Court had declared the 2018 electoral bond scheme unconstitutional, stating it violated both the right to freedom of speech and expression and the right to information.
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October 4, 2024, 05:24 PM - 2 min read
The Centre argued that the criminalisation of marital rape is a more complex social issue that would have broad implications for society and should not be addressed by the courts without extensive consultation with various stakeholders, including state governments.
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October 4, 2024, 01:33 PM - 2 min read
The special investigation team (SIT) will comprise two officials each from the CBI and the Andhra Pradesh Police besides a senior FSSAI official.
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October 1, 2024, 08:07 PM - 3 min read
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra acknowledged the submission, ensuring the plea will be heard in due course. The Punjab government claims the Centre owes the state over Rs 4,200 crore in Rural Development Fund (RDF) dues and withheld market fees.
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October 1, 2024, 04:52 PM - 2 min read
The decision follows the Supreme Court's criticism of the state for publicly claiming that animal fat was used in the laddus without conclusive evidence.
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September 30, 2024, 07:51 PM - 3 min read
A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice to the Kerala government and the victim in the case during the hearing of a plea by Sidhique challenging a Kerala High Court order which denied him anticipatory bail.
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